This book feels more like a short story than like a novel. Set in Edinburgh, "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" jumps back and forth between Miss Brodie and her students when they are 11 (and then 12, 15, 18, as the story progresses) and Miss Brodie's and the girls' futures (which are all surprising and glum to varying degrees). While there is a story, what I found most interesting about the book is that it captures the pre-WW2 feel. It is a comment on fascism as much as a story about girls and their beloved teacher. To read more about the book, visit my blog right here: outsideofacat.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/lets-not-talk-about-sex-baby-the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie/