REUNION - Fred Uhlman
‘He came into my life in February 1932 and never left it again.’
The first line of this delicate and powerful short novel is an enticing opener.
Reunion is a story of the fragility, and strength, of the bonds between friends.
At school, middle-class Hans is intrigued by the
aristocratic new boy, Konradin, and before long they become best
friends. It’s a friendship of the greatest kind, of shared interests and
long conversations, of hikes in the German hills and growing up
together. But change is coming for Germany - change that will affect the boys for for the rest of their lives.
The cover illustration alludes to the fracturing of the boys’ relationship and the power of the written word. It is a book that deserves your attention.
Reunion is published by Vintage Classics in September.
