Neglected for over forty years, this gay novel has been republished in a more tolerant climate. »Two People« is about a love affair in Rome between a middle-aged American and a much younger Italian, but the word »people« in the title is both singular and plural, dealing with two cultures as well as with two individuals. First published in 1965, when the word »gay« in its sexual implications was little used or even recognized by heterosexuals, »Two People« anticipated many novels about same-sex relationships that followed. But Windham’s gentle story was forgotten, in part because of the propriety of its manner and in part because it is as much a meditation on love and friendship as it is a recounting of the affair between Forrest and Marcello.