The lives of two very different couples--an officer and his
aristocratic wife, and a young soldier and his childhood
sweetheart--are irrevocably intertwined and forever changed in this
stunning World War I epic of love and war.
At eighteen years old, working-class Riley Purefoy and "posh"
Nadine Waveney have promised each other the future, but when war
erupts across Europe, everything they hold to be true is thrown
into question. Dispatched to the trenches, Riley forges a bond of
friendship with his charismatic commanding officer, Peter Locke, as
they fight for their survival. Yet it is Locke's wife, Julia, who
must cope with her husband's transformation into a distant shadow
of the man she once knew. Meanwhile, Nadine and Riley's bonds are
tested as well by a terrible injury and the imperfect
rehabilitation that follows it, as both couples struggle to weather
the storm of war that rages about them.
Moving among Ypres, London, and Paris, this emotionally rich and
evocative novel is both a powerful exploration of the lasting
effects of war on those who fight--and those who don't--and a
poignant testament to the enduring power of love.
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