Ruta

by Kit Masters

"Ruta is growing up in a failing school and a failing society. "There is nothing I can do to help her."
A decade after the London riots, a reprobate teacher records the anger and vitriol of the new generation. He fixates on the innocence of a perfect female student from his past. Unearth his conscience as he fights for breath in the turmoil of his decline.
Ruta is an allegorical novella about poor British schools. It traces an all too common pattern in schools; an enthusiastic young teacher’s decline into nervosa as war breaks out in the classroom.

102 pages, Paperback

First published August 14, 2012

About the author

Kit Masters is the author of Rūta, the heartbreaking allegorical novella. He is a writer, an artist and a teacher. His writing is immersive and personal, shocking and enticing, poetic and real. Peilis is his second work of fiction.

Reviews

[Dilys Myhill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this on first-reads so was pleasantly surprised, a thought provoking novel about a fictional teachers perception on teaching in poor schools & the good & feral kids. Plenty of artwork from the author as well.