+ Lucky Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) Kudos to author Alice Winn who has written convincingly about two men who go from a posh boarding school in England to the front lines of World War One. Her novel is powerful and moving as she details life at the school and life at war. There are many interesting characters in the novel, but Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood as the leads are beautifully created characters. Those of us who like men should enjoy a novel about boys and men, even men at war. World War One is all but forgotten, but Winn brings it to life in a reverent way that acknowledges the pain and loss of the war. I give her credit for the sex scenes as she really seems to get it! Anyway, lovers of good books should enjoy this novel as much as I did. I look forward to reading your thoughts. Edited May 23, 2023 by Lucky + Charlie, MikeBiDude, Luv2play and 6 others 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha714 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I thought it was a terrific book. Well researched about the British view of WWI and very moving characters. + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDown Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 3:00 PM, Lucky said: Kudos to author Alice Winn who has written convincingly about two men who go from a posh boarding school in England to the front lines of World War One. Her novel is powerful and moving as she details life at the school and life at war. There are many interesting characters in the novel, but Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood as the leads are beautifully created characters. Those of us who like men should enjoy a novel about boys and men, even men at war. World War One is all but forgotten, but Winn brings it to life in a reverent way that acknowledges the pain and loss of the war. I give her credit for the sex scenes as she really seems to get it! Anyway, lovers of good books should enjoy this novel as much as I did. I look forward to reading your thoughts. Did you read Flower of Iowa? Curious how In Memoriam compares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Just finished it today. Amazing. + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I need to put this on my Fall reading list. Thanks for posting this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Just received it from the library...this will be my October reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 12 hours ago, Ali Gator said: Just received it from the library...this will be my October reading. I doubt that you will need a whole month to read this compelling novel. It took 2 days for me as I found it hard to stop reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 @Lucky I can't thank you enough for bringing this book to our attention. Just finished it, amazing read! + Lucky, + WilliamM and + augustus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAFreedom Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Thanks for this. I just ordered a copy. Here are two other gay novels I've read and recommend that have WWI as the backdrop: THE WORLD AND ALL THAT IT HOLDS by Aleksandar Hemon (2023) A story of the love of two men and the horrors of war. ALEC by William di Canzio (2021) which is an imagining of what happens to the lovers from MAURICE. A sort-of sequel. Deeply romantic. thomas and MikeBiDude 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAguy1955 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 So excited. Am reading it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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