THE LOVE OF MY YOUTH

THE LOVE OF MY YOUTH by Mary Gordon is the lyrical story of two estranged lovers who chance upon each other in Rome almost 40 years after their high school romance has ended. Now, Miranda and Adam are in their late fifties. Their children are all grown up. Yet, as they rediscover one another, they begin to realize how much of who they are has remained unchanged-- and how, even as teenagers, they changed one another. THE LOVE OF MY YOUTH is a meditation on first loves and how they remain within us even when other, more mature relationships take their place.

Mary Gordon is the author of several best-selling novels, as well as short stories, memoirs, essays and criticism. She is the recipient of a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,and the 1997 O. Henry Award for best story.