Jean
Madeleine Dunnigan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
3.50
· 2 ratings · 224 pages · Published: 13 Jan 2026
When things turn romantic, Jean is tipped into a heady, overwhelming infatuation. What before seemed odd now brims with promise—the compulsory farming at school, reading poetry aloud, pagan ritual—and Jean thinks he might even pass his exams. But the differences between Tom and Jean—Tom is tuition–paying, Jean is on a scholarship; Tom social, Jean reclusive—create too wide a chasm to cross.
Set over one hot summer, Jean is a startlingly assured debut about the kinds of love that break us and make us whole.
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