Go-Between, The

Inhoud

In one of te first and finest of the post-war studies of early adolescence, an old man looks back on his boyhood and recalls a summer visit to a Norfolf country house at the beginning of the century. Not yet equipped to understand the behaviour af adults, he is guiltily involved in a tragic drama between three grown-up people. The author forcefully conveys the intensity of an emotional experience which breeds a lasting mistrust of life.