Catherine Chisnall
Born in the Midlands of England, Catherine Chisnall now lives with her husband and child in the South.
She has had a varied career working in banks, libraries and charities, and, for the last 10 years, secondary and further education.
The sequel to 'Descending' is 'Surfacing'. Both books have received considerable acclaim for the social realism and the sparse elegance of Catherine Chisnall's writing.
She has had a varied career working in banks, libraries and charities, and, for the last 10 years, secondary and further education.
The sequel to 'Descending' is 'Surfacing'. Both books have received considerable acclaim for the social realism and the sparse elegance of Catherine Chisnall's writing.
Descending
'Descending' available from Amazon: here / 'Surfacing' available from Amazon: here / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
Both 'Descending' and 'Surfacing' are now available in a compendium - see below.
Emily is a lonely, disillusioned, teaching assistant at a college of Further Education.
Jamie is a neglected, unpredictable student.
Trapped together in a falling elevator, wherever will this lead?
Told from Emily's point of view, this story explores the ambiguity of relationships between staff and students, and reflects on who is actually in control.
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
Both 'Descending' and 'Surfacing' are now available in a compendium - see below.
Emily is a lonely, disillusioned, teaching assistant at a college of Further Education.
Jamie is a neglected, unpredictable student.
Trapped together in a falling elevator, wherever will this lead?
Told from Emily's point of view, this story explores the ambiguity of relationships between staff and students, and reflects on who is actually in control.
Surfacing
'Descending' available from Amazon: here / 'Surfacing' available from Amazon: here / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
Both 'Descending' and 'Surfacing' are now available in a compendium - see below.
'Surfacing' is the sequel to Catherine Chisnall's powerful 'Descending' which followed teacher Emily's clandestine affair with Jamie, a pupil at her college, and is as deeply and insidiously resonant as its predecessor.
If you enjoyed 'Descending', 'Surfacing' is a must-read.
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
Both 'Descending' and 'Surfacing' are now available in a compendium - see below.
'Surfacing' is the sequel to Catherine Chisnall's powerful 'Descending' which followed teacher Emily's clandestine affair with Jamie, a pupil at her college, and is as deeply and insidiously resonant as its predecessor.
If you enjoyed 'Descending', 'Surfacing' is a must-read.
Descending + Surfacing
'Descending' available from Amazon: here / 'Surfacing' available from Amazon: here / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
This is the compendium of two of Catherine Chisnall's novellas - 'Descending' and its sequel 'Surfacing' - in which teacher Emily has an affair with a pupil, Jamie, after sharing a hair-raising incident with him in the college elevator.
Written in Catherine Chisnall's characteristic understated and incisive prose, this story is a quiet masterpiece built around forbidden love and its consequences.
'Descending' available from Kindle: here / 'Surfacing' available from Kindle: here. / two together available - here
'Descending' available from Smashwords: here / 'Surfacing' available from Smashwords: here / two together available - here
This is the compendium of two of Catherine Chisnall's novellas - 'Descending' and its sequel 'Surfacing' - in which teacher Emily has an affair with a pupil, Jamie, after sharing a hair-raising incident with him in the college elevator.
Written in Catherine Chisnall's characteristic understated and incisive prose, this story is a quiet masterpiece built around forbidden love and its consequences.
