Either Side of Winter

Either Side of Winter by Benjamin Markovits is a romantic novel set over four seasons in Manhattan and a high school campus between a group of friends.

Captures a city in microcosm through a series of character portraits, and forms a picture of people whose lives are inextricably linked by circumstance and community - but above all by a need to be loved. This novel features wry humour and the subtle shades of Manhattan moods.

'Human, astonishing, superb; and sublime.' Guardian
'A formidable voice . . . the bastard son of Philip Roth and A. S. Byatt.' New Statesman
'A remarkable achievement.' Observer

Taking 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.