Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belongingwith a propulsive mystery at its heart.
Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera.
For Iyanu's estranged cousin, Kitan, life seems perfect. She has money, beauty, and friends like queen bee Heather. But as a Nigerian girl in a school as white and insular as Wodebury, Kitan struggles with the personal sacrifices needed to keep her placeand the protection she getswithin the exclusive popular crowd.
Then photos from Iyanu's camera are stolen and splashed across the school the week before the Valentine's Day Balleach with a juicy secret written on it. With everyone's dirty laundry suddenly out in the open, the school...