Nora is a beautifully crafted character. Late in the book, she comments on her own 'prickliness,' and the word is perfect. Nora is sharp and hard to get close to, and now, in her 50s, she's trying to understand how much of that is a reaction to Mr. Rasmussen-his behavior toward Nora but also what she knows about him and Beth and a handful of other girls. -Kirkus Reviews
A new novel will reignite your #MeToo outrage. -The Washington Post
Rachel Cline's The Question Authority does just that, with heart-stinging clarity. So in touch with the present moment that it might have been written last week, so skillful that it couldn't have been, this prescient novel deserves your attention. -Martha Southgate, author of Third Girl from the Left
A gripping, provocative story about bright young girls in thrall to a charismatic teacher, and his haunting impact on their adult lives. Set in two Brooklyns, that of the 1970s and of 2009, the novel adds depth and nuance to our ongoing conversation about #MeToo revelations. Cline's characters are drawn with delightful wit and a keen eye, as well as a striking and profound tenderness for youthful innocence and longing. I devoured this novel, and it has stayed with me long after I turned the last page. -Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life
Recommended as an absorbing, nuanced page-turner perfect for summer reading. -Kenyon Review
Throughout The Question Authority, Cline compels us to face the most pressing questions that MeToo raised: how is inequality truly seen, what does justice look like, what good does questioning authority do when the authority is so skilled at dodging questions? -Matt Caprioli, Star-revue.com
The Question Authority (Red Hen Press) by Rachel Cline is a provocative story set in two timelines, where the past and present keep colliding with questions about thrilling secret romances with a charismatic and predatory eighth-grade writing teacher. It's a situation that happens to be timely in this #MeToo moment, but that's neither the reason to read nor avoid this absorbing, nuanced page-turner. -Katharine Weber, Kenyon Review
Rachel Cline's The Question Authority is a compelling, haunting, and important novel. -Largehearted Boy's Book Notes Series
