“I know you’re fine, but are you all right?”
The world was profoundly changed by the Great War, also known as the war to end all wars, later revised as merely the first in a series. The world was changed, but especially an entire generation of men, part of the so called Lost Generation, were deeply impacted by violence and loss in many forms if they were lucky enough to survive.
Two men of this lost generation are Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood teenaged students at an elite British boarding school when the global conflict breaks out. Like so many of their cohort they end up at the front, soldiers fighting for Great Britain in the trenches. But this isn’t just a war story, it’s also a love story.
In Memoriam is riveting, gorgeous, and brutal. I fell in love with Gaunt and Ellwood as they fell in love with each other. Told with sensitivity and compassion, their tender love story is interrupted by the brutality of war, society forever changing alongside them.
Unforgettable, impactful, an all time favorite. I loved this book.
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