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The Go-Between

by L. P. Hartleyliterary work· published 1953

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Narrated as a memoir, this excellent novel tells the story of one summer at the turn of the century when the narrator was a young boy. The boy spends the summer in question as a guest at a country estate where he befriends a local farmer. He soon finds himself acting as an unwitting messenger, carrying letters back and forth between the farmer and the daughter of his host on whom he has a crush.

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The Go-Between was adapted into a 1971 film.

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    The Go-Between
    1971 · film · 116 min · dir. Joseph Losey · IMDb ↗
    IMDb7.2100%

    British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

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