A Studied Seduction

Arthur Ruthven's thirty-fifth birthday is fast approaching, but he's worried that his life has started to stagnate.

Once a history teacher in Leith, an incident with a former pupil causes Arthur to retire early. Newly uneasy about teaching, and unsure if he can pursue the career he once loved, Arthur returns to his childhood home in the small village of Colinton, to live with his mother.

For the last three years, Arthur has worked with his mother in his family's old bookshop in obscurity. He would prefer to forget his days as a teacher, and the anxieties which came with them...