It is Leo Colston's thirteenth year--1900--a shimmering summer of boyish abandon which changes to tragedy. While visiting the country estate of a classmate, Leo becomes the charmed and innocent carrier of messages between the beautiful daughter of the house and her lover, a handsome tenant farmer. It is a secret known only by the three, the deeper meaning of which is not perceived by the youngster. Then one terrible night, a sudden and agonizing glimpse into adulthood seals forever Leo's blighted fate.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Genre: Literary Fiction
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