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In memoriam / Alice Winn.

Summary:
"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, all of whom are safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. They receive weekly dispatches from The Preshutian, their school newspaper, informing them of older classmates killed or wounded in action. Their heroic deaths only make the war more exciting. Gaunt, half-German, is busy fighting his own private battle- an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the gorgeous, rich, charming Ellwood-not having a clue that Ellwood is pining for him in return. Meanwhile, Gaunt's German mother and twin sister ask him to enlist as an officer in the British army to protect the family from the anti-German attacks they're already facing. Gaunt signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. The front is horrific, of course, and though Gaunt tries to dissuade Ellwood from joining him on the battlefield, Ellwood soon rushes to join him, fueled by his education in Greek heroics and romantic wartime poetry. Before long, most of their classmates have followed suit. Once in the trenches, the boys become intimately acquainted with the harsh realities of war. Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one other, but their friends are all dying, often in front of them, and no one knows when they'll be next"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593534564
  • ISBN: 0593534565
  • Physical Description: 379 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Gay men > Fiction.
Boarding schools > Fiction.
Best friends > Fiction.
Male friendship > Fiction.
Genre: Gay fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 24 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 27 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library FICTION WINN (Text) 50686016282746 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library F WIN (Text) 37268003179629 AHMFL Adult Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library WIN (Text) 33249025676275 Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library FICTION WINN (Text) 50689010461076 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC WINN, ALICE (Text) 36446002086661 Adult Recent Reads Available -
Exeter Community Library WIN (Text) 33249025528252 Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults WIN Fiction (Text) 34007002488042 Adult Area Available -
Highland Community Library F WIN (Text) 35610001008114 HGHM Fiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library F WIN (Text) 30298100607344 Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Winn (Text) 39427103728028 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -


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