TESCH, Gerald
[318] pp.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
1956
8 5/8″ x 5 7/8″
A coming-of age story focused on thirteen year old Johnny Parish. Parish lives in a small midwestern town and develops a close relationship with Roy, a thirty-year old gas station worker who comes to develop intimate feelings for Johnny. The novel explores this controversial relationship and the fall-out when the court and the town learns about Roy and Johnny. A stirring novel written from Johnny’s perspective, with a keen sense of the midwestern rural dialect. The narrative explores his trauma and confusion over his first teenage summer. See less
- Dimensions
- 5.88ʺW × 1ʺD × 8.63ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Very good/ Very good
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