The Coming Storm
by Paul Russell
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Set against the backdrop of a traditional boys' school in upstate New York, The Coming Storm is a delicately and brilliantly rendered tale that reveals the most closely held secrets of the human heart. Russell's award-winning novel is the story of four interlocking lives - Louis Tremper, the headmaster at the Forge School; his wife Claire; Tracey Parker, a 25-year old gay man and recently hired teacher at the Forge School; and Noah Lathrop III, a troubled student; all of whom struggle with show more their own inner demons, desires, and conflicted loyalties. When Tracey and Noah become involved in an illicit relationship, dark incidents from the school's past begin colliding with the current growing confusion that all of them must face. Compelling and poignant, this is the finest work yet from one of best contemporary American novelists. show lessTags
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The Coming Storm is a sensitively and brilliantly depicted narrative set against the backdrop of a conventional boys' school in upstate New York that uncovers the most carefully kept secrets of the human heart. Louis Tremper, the headmaster at the Forge School; his wife Claire; Tracey Parker, a 25-year-old gay man and recently hired teacher at the Forge School; and Noah Lathrop III, a troubled student - all struggle with their own inner demons, desires, and conflicted loyalties in Russell's award-winning novel. When Tracey and Noah start having an affair, dark episodes from the school's past collide with the current state of confusion that they are all dealing with.
Tracy Parker has a love affair with Noah, a troubled 15-year-old student at a boys' prep school in upstate New York.
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- This book is for Christopher Canatsey and for Tom Heacox
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)No one so much as dared cast a look in their direction for the whole of the lunch period, so that in the end it was as if the two young queers were not even there at all.
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