Swallows Before the Hall

This is a story about a boy. It tells of his love and hatred, his joys and sorrows, and the partings and reunions in his life.

Actually, it's not quite as the blurb makes it sound. Love and hatred are too strong a way to put it, and joys, sorrows, partings, and reunions feel a little too dramatic. In the end, it's really just the story of an ordinary boy going down the mountain and then climbing back up again.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.