The Furnace (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

R. Macaulay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266183867 ISBN 13: 9780266183860

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A vivid story of three young people in Naples, where friendship, ambition, and a shifting social world collide on sunlit streets and crowded evenings.

Two intertwined lives unfold in the constant glow of a bustling city by the sea. As a pair of bohemian siblings and their more responsible friend drift between cheap pleasures and fragile loyalties, they confront the pull of old ways and the weight of new expectations. The atmosphere around them—food, music, laughter, and the hum of the harbor—shapes their choices and hides harder truths just beneath the surface.

• Meet Tommy and Betty Crevequer, two youths tasting freedom yet tethered to debt and a restless crowd.
• Follow their daily rituals, from meals with friends to quiet moments that reveal hidden pressures.
• Watch how a changing social circle tests loyalties and reveals the costs of living on the edge of two worlds.
• Experience Naples as a character itself, with its colors, sounds, and social codes guiding the narrative.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven stories about adolescence, community, and the pull between reputation and longing in a luminous, urban setting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266183867
• ISBN 13: 9780266183860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 263