The Devon school in the summer of '42 is a lot like the fantasy kingdom of Camelot, and Phineas is its King Arthur, giving off a warm exuberance

Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the

The novel focuses on the reminiscences of Gene Forrester who returns to the boarding school he attended during the early years of World War II.

A conflict of loyalties between Gene and his fearless friend, Phineas, leads to tragedy.