A SEPARATE PEACE (PAPERBACK, 1ST SCRIBNER TRADE PBK. ED) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 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 more than thirty years, A Separate Peace is John Knowles's crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic. Features Summary A conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy. Author John Knowles Publisher Scribner Book Company Release date 20160501 Pages 204 ISBN 0-7432-5397-3 ISBN 13 978-0-7432-5397-0