This is a novella but there is plenty of story.
Teachers share a walk-in cupboard between their classrooms. But they don’t realise it until they literally bump into each other and think the other is skulking about in ‘their’ cupboard’.
One of them has a puppy with them at school as they train service dogs – so expect some cute puppy action. Of course the other doesn’t like dogs and is a cat person.
This is set in Scotland which is good.
There is a lot of knowledge in this book – so a lot of research or existing knowledge being utilised here. There is also a lot of teachers being kind and this includes for example changing the assignment for a kid whose parent is having chemo. No written assignment required – what was required was to watch a film with her parent and have popcorn and enjoy time together.
I also like the fact that there is no ableism shown in the book. The service dog is for a woman who uses a wheelchair – she is shown as just as much of a capable, sexual woman as the others in the book. Normalising friendship and relationships which is always a good thing, but not always present.
The epilogue might have contained a proposal but it also had much more – an update about other characters.