In Memoriam A novel
In Memoriam by Alice Winn is a novel published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 19, 2024. This 400-page book explores the poignant love story between two young men, Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood, set against the backdrop of World War I. As the war unfolds, the characters grapple with their feelings for each other while navigating the challenges posed by the conflict and societal expectations.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of young love amidst the chaos of war, highlighting themes of friendship, identity, and loss. The story begins in 1914 at a boarding school in the English countryside, where the excitement of the war contrasts sharply with the harsh realities that soon encroach upon the lives of the boys. As Gaunt and Ellwood confront their emotions and the grim circumstances of the front, the novel presents a vivid portrayal of both the personal and collective tragedies experienced during this tumultuous period.
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GMA BUZZ PICK • INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER AND AWARD WINNER • A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I • “Will live in your mind long after you’ve closed the final pages.” —Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait
A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NPR
“In Memoriam is the story of a great tragedy, but it is also a moving portrait of young love.”—The New York Times
It’s 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. The violence of the front feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting.
Gaunt, half German, is busy fighting his own private battle–an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the glamorous, charming Ellwood–without a clue that Ellwood is pining for him in return. When Gaunt’s family asks him to enlist to forestall the anti-German sentiment they face, Gaunt does so immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. To Gaunt’s horror, Ellwood rushes to join him at the front, and the rest of their classmates soon follow. Now death surrounds them in all its grim reality, often inches away, and no one knows who will be next.
An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.
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