The Hour Between edition by Sebastian Stuart Literature Fiction eBooks
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When Arthur MacDougal is kicked out of Manhattan’s toniest boys’ school, his parents ship him off to the only place that will take him in, the Christian Science inflected Spooner School. There, in the woods of Connecticut, Arthur meets Katrina Felt, the charming, troubled daughter of a Hollywood movie star. As Arthur struggles with his sexuality and Katrina’s beauty and talent land her in a Broadway musical, the two forge a tender friendship.
But while Arthur’s confidence grows, Katrina is pulled down by the heartbreaking secrets and sorrows of her past. By the year’s end, their lives will be changed forever.
“A cross between A Separate Peace and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
– Anita Shreve
“I loved this book! Filled with personality, compassion, and fabulous atmosphere, it’s a compelling tale of friendship between cracked by loveable people.”
– Michael Musto
“I love stories about friendship, particularly those in which friendship is recalled under a nostalgic haze. I found the whole thing quite lovely. Stuart knows how to cut the pathos with some sharp wit.”
– Daniel Goldin of the Boswell Book Company, on NPR
“Put simply this is the most beautifully written novel I have read in years.”
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“I fell in love with The Hour Between on page one. This story is all heart – at the same time it’s layered with wit, sorrow, and pitch-perfect satire.”
—Elinor Lipman
Sebastian Stuart has written novels, plays, screenplays and has ghostwritten in every genre imaginable. The Hour Between marks his emergence as a singular novelist writing with passion and insight. The Hour Between was a National Public Radio Season’s Reading pick and won the Ferro-Grumley Award as best LGBT novel of 2009. Sebastian divides his time between Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Hudson Valley.
The Hour Between edition by Sebastian Stuart Literature Fiction eBooks
This book reminded me a bit of Catcher in the Rye. Rich, private school kids trying to find themselves. Arthur, the main character, is the only normal one of the bunch and I was really rooting for him the whole way. Although he makes it out unscathed, the rest of the characters have predictable endings. Short and sweet, just how these types of novels should be.Product details
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The Hour Between edition by Sebastian Stuart Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
"The Hour Between" by Sebastian Stuart
The Hour Between illustrates what a boarding school experience might be like where anything goes. Alcohol, drugs, sex, whatever, is all part of the fun, while the administration overlooks it all. Add to this the author's ability to inject students' personalities that take them on a joy ride as try to get through the academic year with minimum effort.
The narrative presents itself as taking place in a Christian Science school. This may be where the narrative has its greatest distance from reality. There are not many Christian Science schools, and the ones I know of maintain ultra-strict rigidity against alcohol, tobacco, drugs of any kind, as well as sex outside of marriage. Conflict appears, however, between Mr. Spooner, the school's director and Mr. Tupper, a somewhat straight-laced assistant headmaster, a.k.a. English/History teacher.
"Just then the door to our [dorm room] flew open, the light was switched on and Mr. Tupper was standing there . . .
"What the hell is going on here?" He barked . . .
"Nothing, Mr. Tupper, we were just talking," I said.
"Just talking? At two in the morning? On your bed? Just how stupid do you think I am? This damn school is run like a zoo - girls in the boys' dorm at all hours, drugs all over the place, no discipline. It's unacceptable!"
Mr. Tupper later takes his concerns to the school's owner.
"Half the kids in my class today were on drugs . . . Something has to be done," Mr. Tupper urged.
But Mr. Spooner remained unfazed.
The conflict in the administration, however, is only the backdrop for the interaction and relationships between the students. All of this is seen through the eyes of Arthur McDougal, a somewhat-out gay senior. Arthur has his share of ups and downs with fellow students, but early on, he could tell himself, "I realized that I'd never been this happy before."
The narrative rushes on to its inexorable climax between Arthur and his close friend Katrina.
Bruce s is author of "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Its Encounter With Lesbian/Gay America" and "THE ISTHMUS, Stories from Mexico's Past, 1495-1995" a work of historical fiction.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Very realistic, yet with a blast of hollywood....the dialogue is wonderful. The writer is partner of Stephen McCauley (object of my affection), whom I have always been a big fan. The writing is very different, but the quality/caliber of the book is the same. There's nothing as nice as a well written novel. Keep up the good work Sebastian.
I loved this book! Rarely can I actually say "I couldn't put it down". I can say that about this book.
As Seneca the Younger once said, "There's nothing new under the sun", and The Hour Between does not challenge that assertion. Predictable, somewhat juvenile, and two-dimensional, it is the story of two "misfits" who become instant best friends at a rather preposterous boarding school in rural Connecticutt in 1967. One of the reviews on gushingly referred to the male protagonist, Arthur MacDougal, as the new Holden Caulfield, a comparison with which I not only strongly disagree but am insulted by on behalf of Catcher In The Rye fans everywhere. Holden Caulfield made a true journey, both physically and spiritually; Arthur MacDougal goes meekly along with the status quo, his one shining moment of "rebellion" being when he finally confesses to his parents that he is gay (no spoiler here,his sexual orientation is established within the first two or three pages of the first chapter, and over and over again ad infinitum after that). His parents' reaction is--wait, what reaction? A thread that goes nowhere.
Author Anita Shreve mentioned Breakfast at Tiffanys in her review--another stretch of the imagination. The main female character, Katrina Felt, is a feeble yet overblown Holiday Golightly wanna-be who doesn't inspire much beyond incredulity and impatience. At one point, apropos of absolutely nothing as far as I can tell, she adopts a kitten (just as Holly Golightly took in a stray cat) but this particular plot device also goes nowhere except to awkwardly hint at Katrina's wholly unsurprising deep dark secret.
This novel is one of NPR's "independent bookseller recommendations" so I had high hopes, especially as the very next book on the list is Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon (marvelous!), but alas, I closed the book this afternoon with relief and an overwhelming feeling of...."meh". My star indicator would be "It's OK" but 3 stars is a bit misleading so I'll go with 2.
This book reminded me a bit of Catcher in the Rye. Rich, private school kids trying to find themselves. Arthur, the main character, is the only normal one of the bunch and I was really rooting for him the whole way. Although he makes it out unscathed, the rest of the characters have predictable endings. Short and sweet, just how these types of novels should be.
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