TESTIMONY Anita Shreve

The headmaster of a New England boarding school is handed a shocking videotape. The repercussions of the ensuing scandal are superbly illustrated by multiple voices. As the spotlight shifts from the students involved to their parents, friends and teachers, the realism of the emotions is deeply moving. The carnage includes broken relationships, lost opportunities and ruined reputations but ultimately, as one of the students demonstrates, there is also hope; he suffers but he refuses to be destroyed. In Testimony Anita Shreve examines how ordinary people react when something extraordinary happens. I found this novel uplifting, thought provoking and utterly compelling.