In Memoriam

by Alice Winn

Penguin Random House

    This brilliant novel begins in 1914 and follows two young men, as well as many of their school friends, from their idyllic, upper crust boarding school through the horrific years of WWI. This is beautifully written in spite of the vivid descriptions of the casualties. Poetry, nature and the love that these boys share - in various guises - balance, and enhance, the terrors of the war. It's amazing to see how very young these boys are as they go off to die for their country. 

  

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