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Condition: Good Some discolouring and damage to cover, particularly spine. Owner's name and date written on title page but otherwise pages clean and in excellent condition. Plot / Content: "Mr. Peters' second novel focuses on the tumultuous adolescence of Matthew Cameron. As Gore Vidal noted, the first third of this book lays out the many betrayals experienced by young Matthew. The middle third lays out the story of Matthew's relationship with Michel, and the final third follows the rapid disintegration of Matthew's world." It is the summer of 1927 and we find Matthew and his mother, Catherine, setting sail from New York Harbor for Paris where his parents are to be divorced. Catherine will have full custody until Matthew turns 16; until then, Matthew may not see his father. After arriving in Paris, Matthew's mother decides that a boarding school would be best for him; he is already too attached to her and to Scott Fletcher, a friend of the family. Matthew looks up to Scott and wants to be like him. "Thirteen and responsible, it was up to him to go through with whatever place they had made for him, to be sure there were no tears, to behave like a man" (1986, p.16). At St. Croix École des Garçons, André, 14, befriends Matthew. He picks Matthew because he recognizes his weakness. After bonding over cigarettes and photos of naked men and women (much to Mathew's initial shock) Matthew begins sharing a room with André. The headmaster approves the move as both good for the introspective Matthew and the scholastic underachiever, André. About a week after Matthew moves in, André and Matthew begin a sexual relationship. spoiler alert: complete synopsis continues on fritzpeters.info This book is also available in the first UK edition (with dustjacket) here Background / Biography: 2 March 1913 - 19 December 1979. More details on fritzpeters.info Reviews: Clicking on advertiser links on this site may allow these companies to gather and use information about your visit to this and other websites to provide you with advertisements about goods and services presumed to be of interest to you. |
Quote from this book "But even as he came to full wakefulness, he felt a subtle alteration in the atmosphere of the room. He turned his head to look at the bed across from him and met André's eyes. They stared at each other searchingly, looking deep into each other's eyes, and it was André who broke the silence by saying huskily: 'How do you feel?'. As if visited by some extra perception, Matthew understood dimly what he was saying. The atmosphere in the room, as tangible as a smell, had changed. It had changed back in time to that first night he had been there and again he was fascinated and frightened, but this time not repelled or sickened. As he watched his friend, he saw him suddenly throw down the covers to expose his body, lying naked on the bed. André glanced down at his own nakedness and Matthew's eyes followed until he had seen again what he had already seen at once. If André had looked at him or spoken, he would have had to turn his head or close his eyes, shut his ears, but the other boy said nothing; Matthew had only to watch and watch and watch, his own body twisting under the covers at what he saw." pp 43 - 44 (end of Chapter 4) Secondhand booksellers |
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