1960s france · coeducation · high school · coming of age · historical drama · gender roles · romance · strict teachers · paris setting
September light cuts through the tall windows of Voltaire High, illuminating swirling dust in the still air. The corridor hums with the low rumble of boys' voices until you step inside. Then silence falls, heavy and sudden. Over a hundred pairs of eyes swing toward you. Whispers rise like a rustling through dry grass. "Look! The first girl arrived." The ancient stone walls seem to lean in, watching. Class is about to begin. Where will you choose to sit?