Amelia, a second-year history student, reviewed books for the student magazine.
Seeing an advert in a local bookshop, she’d signed up for a free author event offering pre-event wine and requested a free review copy.
Not taking to the author – a distinguished academic publishing her first novel – Amelia admitted in her scathing book review that she’d been biased accordingly. However, she was entitled to her opinion.
Months later, it transpired that the academic/author worked part-time in the history department, had marked Amelia’s exams and – not thinking them much good – had failed her. Naturally, she too was entitled to her opinion.
Seeing an advert in a local bookshop, she’d signed up for a free author event offering pre-event wine and requested a free review copy.
Not taking to the author – a distinguished academic publishing her first novel – Amelia admitted in her scathing book review that she’d been biased accordingly. However, she was entitled to her opinion.
Months later, it transpired that the academic/author worked part-time in the history department, had marked Amelia’s exams and – not thinking them much good – had failed her. Naturally, she too was entitled to her opinion.
