Here is the latest book that I have been reading. The title is 'A Separate Peace' and it is another coming of age story. A classic must read. Here is a summary...
John Knowles' beloved classic has been a bestseller for more than 30 years and is one of the most moving and accurate novels about the trials and confusions of adolescence ever written. Set at an elite boarding school for boys during World War II, A Separate Peace is the story of friendship and treachery, and how a tragic accident involving two young men forever tarnishes their innocence.
Another interesting book is James Salter's 'Last Night'. Here is a summary...
"Last Night is a collection of stories about passion - by turns fiery and subdued, destructive and redemptive, alluring and devastating." "In ten stories, Salter portrays men and women in their most intimate moments. A book dealer faces the truth about his life - as it is and never will be again - when he is visited unexpectedly by his brash former girlfriend. A lonely married woman, after a disturbing encounter with a drunken poet at a dinner party, finds herself irresistibly drawn to his animal surrogate, a huge tawny-eyed dog. A lover of poetry must come to terms with his wife's request to give up what may be his most treasured relationship. And in the title story, a translator, tormented by an agonizing sense of inevitability, assists in his wife's suicide even as he performs a last betrayal."--BOOK JACKET.
So what are your favorite books?
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