The Turn in the Road (A Young Man on the Edge)

Peter George Whitehill is the son of a First Consul stationed in Cairo. But Peter is just about to escape his public school for good and head to London, just two hours away, where he'll make a stab at independence at the age of seventeen and a half.Henry Toledano's The Turn in the Road is a highly entertaining and absorbing tale of Peter's introduction to looking out for himself in a world of scoundrels. He finds accommodation with the gambling dreamer Gerald and his friend, the charming bully Claude. After a salutary introduction to women (Mary) and sex (Ann) Peter is gradually drawn into a world of gambling debt, dubious honour and love.Set in 1951 London, The Turn in the Road is a page-turning coming of age story as the good people in Peter's life are called to the rescue - but will they arrive in time?