An Npr, Washington Post, Time, People, Vulture, Guardian, Vox, Kirkus Reviews, Newsweek, Lit Hub, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * and Delightful. . . cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining. and The New York Times * and Timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny. and People (Book of the Week) A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor husband by former students a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own. . . and When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me. and so we are introduced to our narrator who's and a work of art in herself and (The Washington Post)- a popular English professor whose charismatic husband at the same small liberal arts college is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extra-marital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both.