A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
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Pub Date 14 Aug 2014 | Archive Date 7 Aug 2014
Description
An American coming-of-age tale during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war
Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete.
What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.
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Advance Praise
'A novel that made such a deep impression on me at sixteen that I can still conjure the atmosphere in my fifties: of yearning, infatuation mingled indistinguishably with envy, and remorse' Lionel Shriver
'Artistry of a high order' Saturday Review
'Exceptional power and distinction' The Times
'A quietly vital and cleanly written novel that moves, page by page, toward a most interesting target' Truman Capote
'A model of restraint, deeply felt and beautifully written' Observer
'Some books stay with you. Decades have passed since I first discovered A SEPARATE PEACE, but its impact remains unforgettable. It's a deeply moving coming of age story, set against the backdrop of war' M.L. Stedman, bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781471139109 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
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