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Synopsis
For Jeremy Stull, community means Ironwood, a summer camp in the Vermont woods. First as a camper, then as assistant director, Jeremy has found in Ironwood's rituals a sturdy foundation for his life. But when he is blindsided by the seductive charm of Max, a 14-year-old boy from Manhattan, all arms and legs and attitude, Jeremy must confront both his own confusing desires and a legacy of disturbing secrets at his beloved sanctuary. Extraordinary prose and daring material mark a spectacular and involving read.
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This book talks about heart's desire and soul's seclusion. This is a powerful and daring novel exploring an age-old dilemma: individual desire versus the good of the group. How does someone, excluded from the only community he or she has ever known, go on living? Harvard student, Jeremy Stull lives with a devout Amish family to observe their faith and strict shunning of those who breach it. He befriends Beulah - a banished Amish woman - but comes no closer to understanding her predicament than he is to fathoming his own bitter exile. For Jeremy, community means Ironwood, a summer camp in the Vermont woods. First as a camper, then as assistant director, Jeremy has found in Ironwood's rituals a sturdy foundation for his life. But when he is blindsided by the seductive charm of Max, a 14-year-old boy from Manhattan, all arms and legs and attitude, Jeremy must confront both his own confusing desires and a legacy of disturbing secrets at his beloved camp.
About the Author
Michael Lowenthal is the author of a previous novel, The Same Embrace, and is editor of many nonfiction collections. He currently teaches writing at Boston College.
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- PublisherGraywolf Press,U.S.
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1555973671
- ISBN 13 9781555973674
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages255
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