The Wheatbelt town of Kilgarry doesn't like change. So, when graduate teacher Amy Hansen arrives with her city-girl attitude frictions grows quickly.
Twelve year old student Leah Hargreaves comes from farming royalty and the narrative she writes in class is a cry for help.
Harassed by the very people who are supposed to
protect them, Amy and Leah some out
fighting, turning life in Kilgarry into a
battle zone that is both explosive
and corrosive.
'The tale of a good teacher who follows her moral compass and risks damnation.
A decade long journey that culminates in a gripping John Grisham-like-climax. A book club favourite. It's not surprising that movie producers are circling around The Good Teacher.'
- Mark Naglasas, Sunday Times.