Grievous A Novel
Grievous, a novel by H. S. Cross, is a reprint edition published by Picador on April 14, 2020. This 544-page work is presented in English and explores the intricate dynamics of St. Stephen’s Academy in Yorkshire during 1931. The narrative unfolds within a cloistered environment where boys navigate their first significant mistakes while men grapple with the consequences of their past choices. The story captures a world defined by privilege and unspoken laws, revealing both the enchantment and the harsh realities that coexist within its walls.
Readers will find a multifaceted exploration of life at St. Stephen’s through various perspectives, including that of the discontented Housemaster John Grieves. Grievous delves into the complexities of coming of age, LGBTQ+ themes, and the emotional struggles faced by its characters. As they confront the strict codes of their Academy, the narrative reflects a contemporary sensibility, highlighting the hidden urges and mercies that lie beneath the surface. This novel invites readers to engage with the nuanced experiences of its characters as they navigate a world that is both enchanting and unforgiving.
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H. S. Cross returns to “a school as nuanced and secretive as J. K. Rowling’s Hogwarts” (The Rumpus) in Grievous, the sequel to her coming-of-age novel Wilberforce.
St. Stephen’s Academy, Yorkshire, 1931. A world unto itself, populated by boys reveling in life’s first big mistakes and men still learning how to live with the consequences of their own. They live a cloistered life, exotic to modern eyes, founded upon privilege, ruled by byzantine and often unspoken laws, haunted by injuries both casual and calculated. Yet within those austere corridors can be found windows of enchantment, unruly love, and a wild sort of freedom, all vanished, it seems, from our world.
Told from a variety of viewpoints—including that of unhappy Housemaster John Grieves—Grievous takes us deep inside the crucible of St. Stephen’s while retaining a clear-eyed, contemporary sensibility, drawing out the urges and even mercies hidden beneath the school’s strict, unsparing surface. The Academy may live by its own codes, but as with the world around it—a world the characters must ultimately face—it already contains everything necessary to shape its people or tear them apart.
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