 First edition UK cover | |
| Author | Zoë Heller |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | June 5, 2003 (UK) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | 0-670-91406-1 |
| OCLC | 51912896 |
Notes on a Scandal (What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal in the U.S.) is a 2003 novel by Zoë Heller. It is about a female teacher at a London comprehensive school who begins an affair with an underage pupil. Heller said to The Observer in 2003 that the real life controversy of American middle-school teacher Mary Kay LeTourneau's affair with a student was the inspiration for the novel.[1] A film adaptation was released in 2006, starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including nominations for Dench and Blanchett.[2]
- ^ Kellaway, Kate (28 September 2003). "Great expectations". The Observer. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Barrett, Annie (23 January 2007). "Here are the 2007 Oscar nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 March 2020.