Phineas: The Inspiration for the Bestselling Classic A Separate Peace and Other Stories

The story that inspired the bestselling classic A Separate Peace and two other coming-of-age tales exploring themes of disillusionment, self-discovery, and friendship, originally published in the 1950s.

John Knowles's A Separate Peace is an American classic; a timeless portrayal of adolescence and the loss of innocence that comes with it. Set in a New England prep school resembling Knowles's own from boyhood, the novel resonated across generations. This newly published collection of three st...