Either Side of Winter

''Human, astonishing, superb; and sublime.'' Guardian''A formidable voice . . . the bastard son of Philip Roth and A. S. Byatt.'' New Statesman''A remarkable achievement.'' ObserverTaking place over the course of one year, shifting between uptown Manhattan and a private high-school campus in Riverdale, Either Side of Winter moves season by season through that richest of cityscapes, offering a deeply moving picture of people whose lives are linked by circumstance, community - and the need to be loved.