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Nostalgic journey through time's bittersweet symphony.
"Now and Then" is a tender exploration of the past's everlasting grip on our present. If you're drawn to stories that weave nostalgia with the complex threads of human relationships, this book offers you a space to reflect and connect with the universal longing for what was, and the hope for what could be.
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ISBN: 9780349107752
Authors:
William Corlett
Publisher: Abacus Books
Date of Publication: 1996-07-04
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 705 readers)
Description
Now. Christopher Metcalfe returns to his family home in Kent after the death of his father. Sorting through a box of memorabilia from his days at public school, Chris is suddenly confronted by the face that has haunted him for thirty years. Then, as a callow fifth former enduring the excesses of a school system designed to run an Empire that no longer existed, a most extraordinary thing happened amid the thrashings, and cross-country he was seduced by Stephen Walker, a prefect two years his senior with whom he went on to share a brief but intensely passionate affair. Now, again, alone, approaching the age of fifty, Christopher is painfully aware of the price he paid for letting go, and resolves to find Stephen, and discover what became of the only person he has ever loved. Delicately revealing the layers of both past and present as it alternates between now and then. William Corlett's moving debut novel illuminates the vacuity of Christopher's emotional life with subtle power and poignancy, exploring a multitude of themes in his exposition of his search for identity.
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Nostalgic journey through time's bittersweet symphony.
"Now and Then" is a tender exploration of the past's everlasting grip on our present. If you're drawn to stories that weave nostalgia with the complex threads of human relationships, this book offers you a space to reflect and connect with the universal longing for what was, and the hope for what could be.
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