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Now and Then

William Corlett (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads4.18

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

London book editor Christopher Metcalfe is fifty when he returns to his childhood home after the death of his father. As he prepares for the burial, he unearths his own past: the one pivotal relationship in his life, which occurred when he was fifteen and fell in love with an older boy at boarding school who promised to love him but ultimately did not.

Tags

Literary FictionLGBTQ+ FictionContemporaryBoarding School Drama