I wanted to like this much more than I did but ultimately found it quite dull and unremarkable and very nearly didn't bother finishing it. The only part I was really engaged in was the friendship between the narrator and the Housemistress, I didn't really feel sold on the central relationship with Mrs S or what its appeal was supposed to be. I almost wish the focus was more on the pupils who seemed to be up to far more interesting things. Also, a clearly very deliberate writing style but one that I found just created too much distance and opaqueness.