In memoriam / Alice Winn.
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- 1 of 2 copies available at LARL/NWRL Consortium.
- 1 of 2 copies available at Lake Agassiz Regional Library. (Show preferred library)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosston Public Library | WIN (Text) | 33500013761077 | New | Checked out | 04/08/2023 |
| Hawley Public Library | WIN (Text) | 33500013761085 | New | Available | - |
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. |
| Summary, etc.: | "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. |
Reviews
Author Notes
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
*Starred Review* When Gaunt and Ellwood met as young men at Preshute, their prestigious English boarding school, Ellwood's sparkle and Jewishness had already distinguished him as a charming sort of other, while Gaunt was an enigma to his peers outside and inside the boxing ring he dominated. At the dawning of the Great War, Ellwood, a faithful memorizer of Tennyson, loves his country and waits anxiously to be old enough to enlist. Gaunt, however, a devout student of Thucydides, sees the futility of war and thinks of his German cousins on the other side. Thanks to close third-person narration, readers know what's between these two young men all along, but it will take trench warfare for them to truly discover it. Winn's finely accomplished debut novel is a rare thing, an intoxicating romance and an impossible-to-put-down war story in one, and to say much about its climactic turns would be saying too much. A generation of boys fears the war will end too soon and then, pummeled by senseless inhumanity and loss, runs out of things to fear. Winn captures the war as it looked, sounded, and smelled, but the ultimate death-defying acts here are in literature, and the most breathtaking bravery in love. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews. - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
*Starred Review* When Gaunt and Ellwood met as young men at Preshute, their prestigious English boarding school, Ellwood's sparkle and Jewishness had already distinguished him as a charming sort of other, while Gaunt was an enigma to his peers outside and inside the boxing ring he dominated. At the dawning of the Great War, Ellwood, a faithful memorizer of Tennyson, loves his country and waits anxiously to be old enough to enlist. Gaunt, however, a devout student of Thucydides, sees the futility of war and thinks of his German cousins on the other side. Thanks to close third-person narration, readers know what's between these two young men all along, but it will take trench warfare for them to truly discover it. Winn's finely accomplished debut novel is a rare thing, an intoxicating romance and an impossible-to-put-down war story in one, and to say much about its climactic turns would be saying too much. A generation of boys fears the war will end too soon and then, pummeled by senseless inhumanity and loss, runs out of things to fear. Winn captures the war as it looked, sounded, and smelled, but the ultimate death-defying acts here are in literature, and the most breathtaking bravery in love. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews. - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
*Starred Review* When Gaunt and Ellwood met as young men at Preshute, their prestigious English boarding school, Ellwood's sparkle and Jewishness had already distinguished him as a charming sort of other, while Gaunt was an enigma to his peers outside and inside the boxing ring he dominated. At the dawning of the Great War, Ellwood, a faithful memorizer of Tennyson, loves his country and waits anxiously to be old enough to enlist. Gaunt, however, a devout student of Thucydides, sees the futility of war and thinks of his German cousins on the other side. Thanks to close third-person narration, readers know what's between these two young men all along, but it will take trench warfare for them to truly discover it. Winn's finely accomplished debut novel is a rare thing, an intoxicating romance and an impossible-to-put-down war story in one, and to say much about its climactic turns would be saying too much. A generation of boys fears the war will end too soon and then, pummeled by senseless inhumanity and loss, runs out of things to fear. Winn captures the war as it looked, sounded, and smelled, but the ultimate death-defying acts here are in literature, and the most breathtaking bravery in love. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews. - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
*Starred Review* When Gaunt and Ellwood met as young men at Preshute, their prestigious English boarding school, Ellwood's sparkle and Jewishness had already distinguished him as a charming sort of other, while Gaunt was an enigma to his peers outside and inside the boxing ring he dominated. At the dawning of the Great War, Ellwood, a faithful memorizer of Tennyson, loves his country and waits anxiously to be old enough to enlist. Gaunt, however, a devout student of Thucydides, sees the futility of war and thinks of his German cousins on the other side. Thanks to close third-person narration, readers know what's between these two young men all along, but it will take trench warfare for them to truly discover it. Winn's finely accomplished debut novel is a rare thing, an intoxicating romance and an impossible-to-put-down war story in one, and to say much about its climactic turns would be saying too much. A generation of boys fears the war will end too soon and then, pummeled by senseless inhumanity and loss, runs out of things to fear. Winn captures the war as it looked, sounded, and smelled, but the ultimate death-defying acts here are in literature, and the most breathtaking bravery in love. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.
ALICE WINN grew up in Paris and was educated in the UK. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University. She lives in Brooklyn.
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