The Coming Storm (novel)
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| Author | Paul Russell |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | August 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardback and paperback |
| Pages | 371 (1st edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-20514-0 |
The Coming Storm is a 1999 novel by Paul Russell.
The Coming Storm is set on the campus of a boys' University-preparatory school in upstate New York. Tracy Parker, a 25-year-old, is hired as an English teacher by the headmaster Louis Tremper. Tracy has a sexual relationship with a troubled 15-year-old student. The novel touches on the transience of youth, the challenges of illegal or unconventional love, and the tragedy of sexual obsession.