"1996 Ontario Trillium Literary Award Shortlisted" "1996 Discover These Great New Writers, Barnes and Noble Award Shortlisted" What begins as a young woman s infatuation soon escalates into a piercing study in power, obsession, and the disparity between art and reality. In this elegant novel of passion and art, award-winning Ann Ireland extends the boundaries of the traditional love story. "The Instructor "probes the nature of power shifts between man and woman, teacher and student. It is a story of needs that become twisted into obsession. Simone Paris is nineteen when she leaves a small...