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Harris is the author of Chocolat, which I've read and enjoyed, and Gentlemen and Players is just as enjoyable, though very different. It takes place at a private British boys' school and is told by two narrators: an elderly veteran teacher who has devoted his life to the school, and a young new teacher who holds an old grudge against the school and has created an elaborate plan to bring it crashing down, along with as many lives and reputations as necessary.

Although I've never really had any interest in British boys' schools, this was a page-turner. The war of nerves the young teacher unleashes on the school is truly creepy. My husband thought the twist at the end was a bit of a cop-out, but I thought it was great. Read it and decide for yourself.

Better than expected, a good read that pulls you in after the first 100 pages or so.

I had a hard time getting started, didn't care for the first person writing of two different characters.. and at two different time periods at that. But I stuck with it and after 50 pages started enjoying it and after 100 just couldn't put it down.

Nice twist, good solid writing.

This was an excellent read - it had a very unexpected twist at the end which I didn't see coming. Highly recommended!

Excellent book - hooked me after the first chapter and could not put it down! Read it in two days and it only took that long because I had to go to work!

Fun book--twists and turns; well written

Once this book hooked me I couldn't stop reading. The story starts slowly, and is peculiarly British in its setting and its language, so that from the outset I was kept busy looking up unfamiliar words. But Harris's writing style is uncluttered, her characters memorable (even when they have morality play names like Easy and Light and Meek), and her plotting plausible, with just enough of a twist that I didn't figure everything out until the end. A satisfying read.