Head Over Heels

by Judith Cutler

A funny, sharply observed love story from the author of COMING ALIVE Beth is headmistress of a school in Devon, one that has just been favourably inspected by Ofsted. At the peak of her career, comfortably single and with enough money to enjoy herself, life looks good. In theory. But with the arrival of Beth's teenage niece Emma - sent to Dawlish by her parents to recover from glandular fever, whilst they escape to Italy - all hell breaks loose. Within days Emma has set her sights on the only eligible bachelor in the neighbourhood, an organic farmer named Conrad who also happens to be a fading rock star - and an idol of Beth's own teenage years. Beth's independent lifestyle is turned upside down as Emma plays her dangerous game of seduction. And Conrad, meanwhile, seems to have bitten off more than he can chew...

224 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2001

About the author

Judith Cutler was born and bred in the Midlands, and revels in using her birthplace, with its rich cultural life, as a background for her novels. After a long stint as an English lecturer at a run-down college of further education, Judith, a prize-winning short-story writer, has taught Creative Writing at Birmingham University, has run occasional writing course elsewhere (from a maximum security prison to an idyltic Greek island) and ministered to needy colleagues in her role as Secretary of the Crime Writers' Association.

Reviews

[Lisa Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and not predictable. I like the characters even though they are not people I would necessarily choose in life, but Judith gives them an interesting quality.