<p>And Both Were Young is a novel by Madeleine L&#39;Engle 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Main characters</p><p>Philippa 'Flip' Hunter &mdash; A young girl who is being sent to boarding school against her will because of Eunice Jackman</p><p>Philip Hunter &mdash; Flip&#39;s frequently absent father</p><p>Eunice Jackman &mdash; A gorgeous widow who is, as Flip says, 'lusting after her father'</p><p>Paul Laurens &mdash; A French boy who has no memory of his past</p><p>Mademoiselle Dragonet &mdash; Flip&#39;s boarding school superintendent</p><p>Madame Perceval &mdash; Flip&#39;s art teacher, and also Paul&#39;s aunt by adoption</p><p>Erna &mdash; One of Flip&#39;s friends at the school</p><p>(wikipedia.org)</p>