Haha.Mid twenties and it was her standout book.
We studied it in English at school, but not at exam level.
Our English teacher, who was a top bloke, used to bring books in that he`d read and liked, for us to discuss ( off syllabus ).
He got me into Southern Gothic and the likes of Cormac McCarthy, for which I`m eternally grateful to him.
Non of which was on our syllabus lol
Read Heart is a Lonely Hunter in school as well.
Wish I had your teacher though—my English teacher would just talk incessantly about her time at Yale