Cecily

by Isabelle Holland

A proud young teacher at an English boarding school, herself the product of the British "public" school system, is the victim of her own lack of compassion when her failure to deal sympathetically with a misfit student brings disaster to her romance.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

Hardcover

First published July 1, 1967

About the author

Isabelle Christian Holland (born June 16, 1920 in Basel, Switzerland — died February 9, 2002) was an author of children and adult fiction. Her father was the American Consul in Liverpool, England during WWII. She moved to America in 1940 due to the war. She wrote Gothic novels, adult mysteries, romantic thrillers, and many books for children and young adults. She wrote over 50 books in her lifetime, and was still working at the time of her death at age 81 in New York City.

Two of her novels have been made into movies:

Bump in the Night, 1991,
The Man Without a Face, 1993

Both of these novels deal with issues or allegations of pedophilia.

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written. All the characters get a compassionate yet clear-eyed look in.