The Garden God

Forrest Reid's 'The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys' is a coming-of-age story that dared to explore taboo topics such as pederastic desire when it was first published in the 1900s. Graham Iddesleigh, a lonely teenager, dreams of a young Greek god and finds his dream made flesh in the form of Harold Brocklehurst, a fellow schoolboy. As the two spend an unforgettable summer together, Graham falls deeply in love, but tragedy strikes, changing his life forever. Reid's lush prose paints a vivid picture of a lost innocence, of a boy's journey through love, longing, and heartbreak in a world that may never understand him.