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WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR - A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two soldiers in the First World War. It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic... Read More
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In Memoriam

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WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR - A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two soldiers in the First World War.

It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At seventeen, they're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that Ellwood is in love with him, always has been.

When Gaunt's German mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he 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. In the trenches, Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another, but their friends are all dying, right in front of them, and at any moment they could 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241567838

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 278g

Pages: 400

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In Memoriam is my book of the year, and it’s going to be hard to beat for the next two months.
This hard hitting telling of the realities of young men going off to WWI, through the lens of an unsanctioned romance between two such men. Really, they are boys at just 17. Upsetting and uplifting. A must read.

About the Author

Alice Winn lives in Brooklyn, where she writes screenplays. She grew up in Paris and was educated in British boarding schools. She has a degree in English Literature from Oxford University. IN MEMORIAM is her debut novel.

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