by King, Charles - undifferentiated
First published 2018
Charles King has devoted his career to teaching, but when he sends a heartfelt message to a woman who was once his student, his world begins to unravel. The confession of his romantic feelings triggers consequences he never anticipated. As administrators and colleagues turn against him, Charles finds himself trapped in an escalating investigation that seems to grow more absurd by the day. The controversy forces him to confront a painful event from his past that he has long avoided. While others see scandal, Charles struggles to understand how his honest expression of love became the center of such fierce judgment. His journey through this crisis becomes one of unexpected self examination, pushing him to face both his deepest wounds and his capacity for healing.
Genres: fiction, drama, contemporary, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
240 pages · Paperback · Lulu.com
Content warnings: emotional-abuse