ALL GIRLSBy Emily LaydenThe central figure in Emily Layden’s debut novel is Atwater, not a person but a place: an all-girls boarding school in northwest Connecticut. An institution steeped in tradition and prestige, it’s the kind of school where the rich and powerful send their daughters. The signs are quickly taken down and the school does its best damage control, but the local paper runs a story. The girls deal with their own problems, anxieties over school, relationships and the future, but hovering over every individual experience are unifying questions of the scandal. Which teacher is the rapist?

Source: New York Times February 16, 2021 09:56 UTC