A Terrible Beauty: A Romance

Romance, Contemporary
Cover of the book A Terrible Beauty: A Romance by D. W. St.John, Elderberry Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: D. W. St.John ISBN: 9781452385181
Publisher: Elderberry Press Publication: December 29, 2009
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: D. W. St.John
ISBN: 9781452385181
Publisher: Elderberry Press
Publication: December 29, 2009
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

After suffering the greatest of personal Tragedies, Dai O’Connel is no longer willing to lie. A headstrong Welshman twenty years in an Oregon classroom, he refuses either to lower standards or to implement the feel-good nonsense of Outcome Based Curriculum, and as a result is targeted for dismissal. Sent to document his failings is Solange Gonsalvás, Oregon’s youngest assistant superintendent. Known both for breathtaking attractiveness and her dedication to the job, she is relentless in pursuit of incompetent teachers. Deeply believing she can make the district’s schools better, while struggling with her own concept of what school should be, Solange finds O’Connel not at all as she expected. Principled, confident, very good at what he does, Dai is not the kind of teacher Solange forces from the classroom—but more than competence is at stake. District politicos demand O'Connel's ouster, and if Solange wants the top job, she must take his. Bewildered by the intense attraction she feels for the man, Solange must choose between ruining an outstanding teacher's career and furthering her own, a career for which she's sacrificed everything.

“St.John takes critical aim at all the teaching theories and experiments that school districts churn out on a regular basis, which totally ignore the abysmal track record of earlier programs and the basic needs of its students. This novel is an inside view of the anger and frustrations felt by teachers in failing school systems.” Booklist

“Descriptions of classroom conflicts, successes, frustrations will touch readers to the core. The teacher and student among you will cheer out loud as this novel progresses…” National Public Radio

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After suffering the greatest of personal Tragedies, Dai O’Connel is no longer willing to lie. A headstrong Welshman twenty years in an Oregon classroom, he refuses either to lower standards or to implement the feel-good nonsense of Outcome Based Curriculum, and as a result is targeted for dismissal. Sent to document his failings is Solange Gonsalvás, Oregon’s youngest assistant superintendent. Known both for breathtaking attractiveness and her dedication to the job, she is relentless in pursuit of incompetent teachers. Deeply believing she can make the district’s schools better, while struggling with her own concept of what school should be, Solange finds O’Connel not at all as she expected. Principled, confident, very good at what he does, Dai is not the kind of teacher Solange forces from the classroom—but more than competence is at stake. District politicos demand O'Connel's ouster, and if Solange wants the top job, she must take his. Bewildered by the intense attraction she feels for the man, Solange must choose between ruining an outstanding teacher's career and furthering her own, a career for which she's sacrificed everything.

“St.John takes critical aim at all the teaching theories and experiments that school districts churn out on a regular basis, which totally ignore the abysmal track record of earlier programs and the basic needs of its students. This novel is an inside view of the anger and frustrations felt by teachers in failing school systems.” Booklist

“Descriptions of classroom conflicts, successes, frustrations will touch readers to the core. The teacher and student among you will cheer out loud as this novel progresses…” National Public Radio

More books from Elderberry Press

Cover of the book Biblical Religion: The Great Lie by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Black Mountain Domino by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Did Lucy Bedford Have to Die? by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Our Insane Anti-American Energy Policy by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Hourglass Years: A Poetry Anthology by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book The Silence of a Soldier: The Memoirs of a Bataan Death March Survivor by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book The Greatest Story of Fraud and Deception Never Read by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Seraphim and Bear by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Understanding the Global Warming Hoax by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book The Place by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Confessions Rants and Exploits of a Civil Servant by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Macroeconomics: What It Is and Why It Matters by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book Liberal Betrayal of America and the Tea Party Firestorm by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book The Afterlife Journals: The Blue Ribbon by D. W. St.John
Cover of the book The United States Coast Guard On The Great Lakes by D. W. St.John
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy