IN MEMORIAM

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2023 If you haven t read it you re missing out Bonnie Garmus bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY One of the best debuts I ve read in recent years please rush out and buy it ELIZABETH DAY In 1914 war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood They re too young to enlist and anyway Gaunt is fighting his own private battle an all consuming infatuation with the dreamy poetic Ellwood not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him too When Gaunt s mother asks him to enlist he signs up immediately relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings But Ellwood and their classmates soon follow him to the front Ellwood and Gaunt find love in the trenches but just as war brought them together it can tear them apart An epic unforgettable love story between two soldiers in the First World War In Memoriam is a breath taking debut A genuine page turner Sunday Times BIRDSONG for a new generation JOANNA QUINN author of THE WHALEBONE THEATRE I can t remember the last time I was this invested in a love story Sunday Telegraph Assured affecting and moving MAGGIE O FARRELL author of HAMNET Will smash your heart to smithereens Daily MailTHE T