Posted by Yvonne Barlow on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
We are Netgalley virgins - have never used the review system before. So we paid our money and uploaded Ben Lyle's debut novel Terms to their system. So far, so slow - only one review. To refresh your memory, Terms tells of twelve-year-old
James who hates life at his hippy boarding school where lessons are optional and homework
forbidden. All he wants is an academic education with proper exams. When a strict
new maths teacher strides into his world of peace, love and fringed ponchos,
James latches onto him as a symbol of hope. At first, Mervyn’s eccentricities
seem comic but as a more tragic story unfolds, the adult James is forced to
confront his own part in a grand downfall.
If you are a Netgalley member and would like to read Terms, email me and I'll send you the necessary link.