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The Love of My Youth : A Novel by Mary Gordon is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Love of My Youth : A Novel about?
From the acclaimed author of Pearl and Final Payments comes a beautifully choreographed novel about first lovers meeting again after more than thirty years and reimmersing themselves in their shared past. Miranda and Adam, high-school sweethearts now in their late fifties, arrive by chance at the same time in Rome, a city where they once spent a summer deeply in love, living together blissfully. At an awkward reunion, the two—who parted in an atmosphere of passionate betrayal in the 1960s and haven't seen each other since—are surprised to discover that they may have something to talk about. Both have their own guilt, their sense of who betrayed whom, and their long-held interpretation of the events that caused them not to marry and to split apart into the lives they've led since—both are married to others, with grown children. For the few weeks they are in Rome, Adam suggests that they meet for daily walks and get to know each other again. Gradually, as they take in the pleasures of the city and the drama of its streets, they discover not only what matters to them now but also more about what happened to them long ago. Miranda and Adam are masterfully portrayed characters, intent u
Who reads The Love of My Youth : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Mary Gordon
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307379771
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 2.78 / 5 (845 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14