Miranda and Adam, high school sweethearts now in their late fifties,
arrive by chance at the same time in Rome, a city where they once spent
a summer deeply in love. At an awkward reunion, Adam suggests that they
meet for daily walks and get to know each other again. Both have their
own sense of who betrayed whom and long-held interpretations of the
events that caused them not to part. But gradually, as they take in the
pleasures of the city and the drama of its streets, they discover not
only what matters to them now but also what happened to them long ago.
From acclaimed author Mary Gordon, The Love of My Youth is a
poignant look at first love, at the hopes and dreams of a generation,
and at what became of them.