In Memoriam

A haunting,virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. ItΓÇÖs 1914and 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 GauntSidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmatessafely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting. Gaunthalf Germanis busy fighting his own private battle–an all-consuming infatuation with his best friendthe glamorouscharming 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 faceGaunt does so immediatelyrelieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. To Gaunt’s horrorEllwood rushes to join him at the frontand the rest of their classmates soon follow. Now death surrounds them in all its grim realityoften inches awayand 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 gripIn Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.