At an English boarding school in the 1960s, a boy chafes at the monotony and endless rules. He becomes friends with a solitary boy who makes his own rules. But they're too different – and too soon the idyll that nurtured their relationship is shattered by heart-wrenching scandal. "Cosham's Shakespearean training is evident as he allows this enigmatic tale to unfold at a measured, even elegiac pace."—Booklist