The Company She Keeps Paperback - 2024

Isabel Mathews had it all - a successful career as a popular professor at Tulane University and less than a year until she achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time professor. But behind her perfect facade, she held onto a secret that could destroy everything she had worked for - an affair with her student, Raymond Walker, who was set to graduate the following June. Just when she thought she had everything under control, a phone call in the first week of October 1974 shattered her world. Her elderly father was in the hospital, and without hesitation, Isabel embarked on a journey to Nashville, Tennessee, to be by his side. Little did she know that this trip would change her life forever. Joining her on this unexpected journey were her office mates and drinking buddies, Henry Young and Malcolm Hoffman, as well as Raymond, Malcolm's teaching assistant and girlfriend, Frida Kirsch, and her half-niece, Susan Lamont. As they navigate the vibrant streets of the Music City, Isabel's carefully constructed life begins to unravel, and she must confront her deepest fears and secrets. Full of heart, drama, and unexpected twists, "The Company She Keeps" will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.