A decade after the London riots, a reprobate teacher recorded the anger and vitriol of the new generation. He fixates on the innocence of a perfect female student from his past. Delve into his conscience as he fights for breath in the turmoil of his decline.Rūta 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."Rūta is growing up in a failing school and a failing society."There is nothing I can do to help her."Praise for Rū“Having toyed with the idea of teaching you have certainly opened my eyes. This is a powerful and original book. One that I think could change many opinions.” Jayne Olorunda (Authonomy.com) “... this is Rūta's beguiling self, a maze of confusion and promise, yes I wanted to ask for more.” Tricia Lomax (Author of 4am to 4pm)"... unique novel that teaches many lessons in life about children, hardships and much more." Fran Lewis (BookPleasures.com)
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.
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.