The Go-Between
L. P. Hartley
The Go-Between is a romantic novel by L. P. Hartley (1895–1972), published in London in 1953. The novel begins with the famous line "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." The story begins with the reminiscences of Leo Colston, an elderly man looking back on his childhood with nostalgia, a theme found in abundance throughout the novel. The older Leo, who narrates the book is nothing like the vivacious, courageous Leo in the story. The prologue begins with an older Leo (i... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
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