Arthur Winthrop is a middle-aged headmaster at an elite prep school in Vermont. When he is arrested for an act that is incredibly out of character, the strait-laced, married headmaster confesses to a much more serious crime. Arthur reveals that he has had a passionate affair with a teenage student; a passion that turned to something far darker. Now Arthur must tell the truth about what happened. But can his version of events be trusted, or is the reality far more complex and unnerving? Trade paperback.