1.34Kg of CO2
168 litre(s) of Water
0.0101 Tree(s)
1 book donated to global literacy projects
The Go-between - Penguin Modern Classics
The Go-between - Penguin Modern Classics
paperback
Published:
29 January, 2004
Popular Books by L. P. Hartley
View All Books by L. P. Hartley
Description
The moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence
'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there...'
When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he begins to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall. He becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation. The haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, The Go-Between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society. It was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates.
Edited with an introduction and notes by Douglas Brooks-Davies
'Magical and disturbing'
Independent
'On a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long ago. But, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'
Express
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141187785 |
| ISBN10 | 0141187786 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 248 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 197 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Leslie Poles Hartley was born in 1895 and educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. He is best known for Facial Justice, the Eustace and Hilda trilogy and The Go-Between, which won the Heinemann Foundation Prize in 1954 and whose opening sentence has become almost proverbial: 'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.' He was appointed a CBE in 1955, having won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in addition to the Heinemann. He died in 1972.