Messud, Claire, 1966-

The woman upstairs : a novel Claire Messud. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. - 253 p. ; 25 cm.

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

Relegated to the status of schoolteacher and friendly neighbor after abandoning her dreams of becoming an artist, Nora advocates on behalf of a charismatic Lebanese student and is drawn into the child's family until his artist mother's careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal.

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Elementary school teachers--Fiction.
Women artists--Fiction.
Teacher-student relationships--Fiction.


Psychological fiction.