The Coming Storm (novel)

The Coming Storm
Cover of The Coming Storm
AuthorPaul Russell
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
August 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardback and paperback
Pages371 (1st edition)
ISBN978-0-312-20514-0

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.