So Long, See You Tomorrow

by William Maxwell

Vintage International/PRH

   This is the story of the friendship between two young teenagers in the 1920s and how easily that relationship is destroyed by things they have no control over. It is also a story of memory and its failings, as one of the grown men tries to understand what happened.  A brilliantly written look into the lives of two boys and the things that they can't and don't want to know.

    This is probably still taught in high schools, but may be best read at a later age to appreciate the subtlety and strength of Maxwell's art.

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