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First published in 1959, A Separate Peace is an American classic.
A bestseller for over 40 years, it has sold 7 million copies in paperback in the US alone and is widely-loved.
Discover this timeless coming of age story for yourself...
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.
A bestseller for over 40 years, it has sold 7 million copies in paperback in the US alone and is widely-loved.
Discover this timeless coming of age story for yourself...
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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'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
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'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
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!
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!
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1471139107
- ISBN 13 9781471139109
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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