A Separate Peace

Knowles, John

ISBN 10: 0553450549 ISBN 13: 9780553450545

Publisher: Listening Library, 1987

Synopsis

Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual.  Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete.  What happened between them at school one summer  during the early years of World War II is the subject  of A Separate Peace. A great  bestseller for over twenty years, it is one of the  most starkly moving parables ever written of the  dark forces that brood over the tortured world of  adolescence.

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Praise for A Separate Peace

'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

'Is he the successor to Salinger for whom we have been waiting so long?' Encounter

'A masterpiece' --National Review

From the Publisher

A great book full of local color and character development
This book pits best freinds against each other in a classic settind of the all-boys private school. A class leader is permantly disabled by his best friend who hides his deep resentment for Finny. In a time of war, tempers explode and friendships are shattered. A must read for anyone!

Edition details

• Publisher: Listening Library
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0553450549
• ISBN 13: 9780553450545
• Binding: Audio Cassette
• Language: English