The Child in the House and Other Imaginary Portraits
2017·112 pages
Three autobiographical imaginary portraits tracing childhood awakening to beauty and mortality, school friendships, and a fateful wartime choice in refined Victorian prose.
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Three autobiographical imaginary portraits tracing childhood awakening to beauty and mortality, school friendships, and a fateful wartime choice in refined Victorian prose.
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In an idealized memory of childhood, a young boy’s awareness of the world around him blossoms―an awareness of beauty and wonder, but also of death . . . The meeting of a mysterious stranger and a fanciful young woman results in the auspicious birth of a child with the soul of a poet . . . A submissive youth from a venerable family goes off to school and befriends a kindred spirit, but when war breaks out the two make a fateful decision that will forever change the course of their lives . . . Wal...
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Sexual content
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Subtle references to birth and youthful bonds; no explicit content.
Violence & gore
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War and a fateful decision mentioned without graphic detail.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Intense school friendships between young men with aesthetic undertones.
Religious content
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Passing aesthetic and spiritual reflections on life and death.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content.
Political content
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Themes of war and personal choice in historical context.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Childhood awareness of death and wartime suffering portrayed.
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