The Lost Estate

WhenMeaulnesfirstarrivesatthelocalschoolinSologne,everyoneiscaptivatedbyhisgoodlooks,daringandcharisma.ButwhenMeaulnesdisappearsforseveraldays,andreturnswithtalesofastrangepartyatamysterioushouseandabeautifulgirlhiddenwithinit,hehasbeenchangedforever.InhisrestlesssearchforhisLostEstateandthehappinesshefoundthere,Meaulnes,observedbyhisloyalfriendFrancois,mayrisklosingeverythingheeverhad.Poisedbetweenyouthfuladmirationandadultresignation,Alain-Fournier'scompellingnarratorcarriesthereaderthroughthisevocativeandunbearablypoignantportrayalofdesperatefriendshipandvanishedadolescence.