A Separate Peace
John Knowles
Gene Forrester looks back fifteen years to a World War II year in which he and his best friend were roommates in a New hampshire boarding school.
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Ceremony in Lone Tree
by Wright Morris (1960)
About this book
"Although Tom Scanlon would just as soon spend it alone, his ninetieth birthday becomes the occasion for a family gathering in the Midwestern town of Lone Tree. The unlikely celebrants take this opportunity to reconceive their visions of past, future, and family in their own grotesque and ultimately liberating ways."--BOOK JACKET.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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