Jacob's Room

Set in the halcyon days of pre-war innocence, this novel follows the progress of a young man as he passes from adolescence to adulthood in a hazy rite of passag... » 

Set in the halcyon days of pre-war innocence, this novel follows the progress of a young man as he passes from adolescence to adulthood in a hazy rite of passage. Wandering from Cornwall to Greece, his character is revealed in a stream of loosely related incidents, thoughts and impressions. «