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The Starboard Sea

Set against the backdrop of the 1987 stock market collapse, The Starboard Seais an examination of the abuses of class privilege, the mutability of sexual desire, the thrill and risk of competitive sailing and the adult cost of teenage recklessness. It is a powerful and compelling novel about a young man navigating the depths of his emotional life, finding his moral center, trying to forgive himself, and accepting the gift of love.

Genre
historical fictioncoming of ageliterary fictionLGBTgay
Themes
LGBTfriendshipsuicidecoming of agegrief
Setting
2010sboarding schoolnew englandhigh school
Audience
young adultadult
Length
medium · 310 pages

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