The Coming Storm (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Coming Storm Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Set against the backdrop of a traditional boys' school in upstate New York, The Coming Storm is a delicately and brilliantly rendered tale that reveals the most closely held secrets of the human heart. Russell's award-winning novel is the story of four interlocking lives - Louis Tremper, the headmaster at the Forge School; his wife Claire; Tracey Parker, a 25-year old gay man and recently hired teacher at the Forge School; and Noah Lathrop III, a troubled student; all of whom struggle with their own inner demons, desires, and conflicted loyalties. When Tracey and Noah become involved in an illicit relationship, dark incidents from the school's past begin colliding with the current growing confusion that all of them must face. Compelling and poignant, this is the finest work yet from one of best contemporary American novelists.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Coming Storm Wednesday, July 29 2009.

• Added a contributor: Paul Russell: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Coming Storm Thursday, July 16 2009.

• The young man came striding across the threshold of Louis's office with all the vigor and self-possession his recommendations had promised, and though something in Louis's soul paused there momentarily, he dismissed that paused as nothing but a shadow.