Latin quotes are running through my mind. Words that I can
neither pronounce nor translate. Still, I have a good feel for St.
Oswald's church of school for boys. In "Different Class" by Joanne
Harris, it is impossible to keep one's emotions locked away or hidden.
First, I have to congratulate the author for taking on one issue which
branched into many other subjects.
It's a coming of age story.
It's the one our children might have never shared with us. It's about
their schools whether public or private. It's about their friends and
their professors or teachers. The novel brings to the forefront the fact
that after we let our child walk into a kindergarten class or even a
nursery we lose a part of them. A part of their life no longer belongs
to us. Perhaps, it's the beginning of learning about secrets. It's about
obedience and what is not disobedience. So many issues that cause the
heart to beat faster and t…