And Both Were Young

And Both Were Young is a novel by Madeleine LEngle originally published in 1949. It tells the story of an American girl at boarding school in Switzerland not long after World War II and the relationship she develops with a French boy she meets there who cannot remember his past due to trauma he suffered in the war.In 1983 a revised version of the novel that restored material originally removed by the author was published under the same title but with a new copyright.Main charactersPhilippa Flip Hunter -- A young girl who is being sent to boarding school against her will because of Eunice JackmanPhilip Hunter -- Flips frequently absent fatherEunice Jackman -- A gorgeous widow who is as Flip says lusting after her fatherPaul Laurens -- A French boy who has no memory of his pastMademoiselle Dragonet -- Flips boarding school superintendentMadame Perceval -- Flips art teacher and also Pauls aunt by adoptionErna -- One of Flips friends at the school(wikipedia.org)