{"product_id":"9781398550698","title":"A Separate Peace","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Knowles, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 August 2025 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd (Scribner UK) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great coming-of-age tales, now with a new introduction by Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam ‘Decades have passed since I first discovered A Separate Peace but its impact remains unforgettable. It's a deeply moving coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of war’ M.L. Stedman, author of The Light Between Oceans In the uncertain early years of the second world war, two boys collide at a prestigious New England boarding school. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. As they spiral into a fraught, intense friendship, a shocking act of violence will banish the innocence of these boys and their world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An American modern classic and perennial bestseller, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence, and a haunting treatise on the horrors of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A model of restraint, deeply felt and beautifully written’ Observer ‘Exceptional power and distinction’ The Times ‘A quietly vital and cleanly written novel that moves, page by page, toward a most interesting target’ Truman Capote ‘A novel that made such a deep impression on me at sixteen that I can still conjure the atmosphere in my fifties: of yearning, infatuation mingled indistinguishably with envy, and remorse’ Lionel Shriver  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185617813763,"sku":"9781398550698","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781398550698.jpg?v=1757512641","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781398550698","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}