Ian Cross's 1957 novel might be compared to The Catcher in the Rye, but it is more sincere and affecting than that earlier work. Cross evokes place (New Zealand) and adolescence beautifully with small details, and succeeds, improbably, by having as his narrator a 13-year-old recounting three days in the life of his 11-year-old self. Religious mania, family dysfunction, sibling love, small-town life — it's all wrapped up in one package of nearly flawless prose.
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