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The Go-Between

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[Penguin Readers Level 4]

In the summer of 1900, Leo stays with his friend, Marcus. He finds himself falling in love with Marcus's beautiful older sister and, in consequence, agrees to become the "go-between" for her and the local farmer - a relationship that her parents know nothing about. This secret leads to trouble and by the end of the holiday Leo's childhood is over.

155 pages, Paperback

Published March 13, 2008

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L Hartley

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306 reviews7 followers
December 18, 2024
Básicamente la historia de como se manipula a un niño de 12 años y se lo termina perjudicando con el fin de usarlo como intermediario en un juego de clases y romances prohibidos.
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March 25, 2015
Incrível como uma história nos consegue envolver desta maneira. "The Go-Between" continua a ser, sobretudo depois desta segunda leitura, um dos livros mais mágicos que já me passaram pelas mãos.
Um miúdo revisita uma infância que é a sua. Foca-se num acontecimento que mudou a sua vida por completo. Todo este livro é um conjunto de acontecimentos sucessivos de mistério, crueldade, natureza humana. Sim, porque a diversidade de personagens é incrível: desde o personagem principal, na altura criança, a Mrs Maudsley, muito dona de si e de estatuto superior.
Não se trata de uma simples crise familiar. É muito mais que isso.
Como foi bom relê-lo!
359 reviews4 followers
September 16, 2012
Read this (three times) for university entrance exam (English philology). It was a bit too short and streamlined for my taste; as the rear cover says, this is an "intermediate" level book intended for those who have yet to discover "the joy of reading for pleasure". I certainly had before reading this.
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July 3, 2011
Marian wants both an attractive boyfriend the farmer and a noble rich man. If nobody had found out her affair with the farmer, she have would be a perfect life (I think).
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