By Megan Thomas
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was sent this proof from Viking, but it was absolutely sensational. I was in a bit of a reading slump before picking this up and that was very quickly rectified on holiday with my family. It was the sort of read which made me very antisocial on holiday, counting down the minutes during meals so I could get back to it.
You can read my full review in Buzz Magazine, and snippets below.
Ellwood is ready to pledge his life to England; Gaunt thinks the war is a disgrace. Ellwood and Gaunt are friends, best friends… and their sexual tension is strong from the get-go. Gaunt suspects he would never have given this tension the light of day if it weren’t for the war – one he wasn’t technically old enough to join, but forced to in light of accusations the Gaunt family were German spies, with a white feather brandished outside of school grounds.
It proves evocative to have this novel begin in a school environment, where boys on the cusp of manhood will not have as smooth a transition as those who went before them. Perhaps it is Winn’s skill that allows for such a poetic, beautiful, and life-affirming read in a novel about war; or perhaps it is only natural for life to prove so tender when it is at risk of ending.
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