num_pages: 371
description: Set against the backdrop of a traditional boys' school in upstate New York, The Coming Storm is a delicately and brilliantly rendered tale that reveals the most closely held secrets of the human heart. Russell's award-winning novel is the story of four interlocking lives - Louis Tremper, the headmaster at the Forge School; his wife Claire; Tracey Parker, a 25-year old gay man and recently hired teacher at the Forge School; and Noah Lathrop III, a troubled student; all of whom struggle with their own inner demons, desires, and conflicted loyalties. When Tracey and Noah become involved in an illicit relationship, dark incidents from the school's past begin colliding with the current growing confusion that all of them must face. Compelling and poignant, this is the finest work yet from one of the best contemporary American novelists.
language: English
title: The Coming Storm
titlecomplete: The Coming Storm
genres: LGBT, Gay, Gay Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, M M Romance, Queer
ratings_count: 1364
places: Upstate New York
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Ferro-Grumley Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: The Publishing Triangle Award
category: The Ferro-Grumley Awards
publisher: St. Martins Press