ABANDONED. Written from the perspective of a man who taught adults how to read

[Ginny]

Written from the perspective of a man who taught adults how to read. One female character always carried a plastic bag, another was a man that rarely spoke and they all came up with a name that they wrote across the board. UGH...I cannot remember anything else but I need to find this book! Anyone??

[Jo]

Ginny, I know you’re struggling to recall anything else, but was the book set in the U.K.? It’s ringing a dim bell for me :)

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Fiction or nonfiction?
When did you read it?
When was it set?
Cover?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ginny, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Ginny (OP) was last active on the site in July 2018.