In Memoriam: A novel by Alice Winn (English) Hardcover Book

Description: In Memoriam by Alice Winn GMA BUZZ PICK • INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER AND AWARD WINNER • A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I • "Will live in your mind long after youve closed the final pages." —Maggie OFarrell, best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage PortraitA Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NPR"In Memoriam is the story of a great tragedy, but it is also a moving portrait of young love."—The New York TimesIts 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, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting.Gaunt, half German, is busy fighting his own private battle--an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the glamorous, charming Ellwood--without a clue that Ellwood is pining for him in return. When Gaunts family asks him to enlist to forestall the anti-German sentiment they face, Gaunt does so immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. To Gaunts horror, Ellwood rushes to join him at the front, and the rest of their classmates soon follow. Now death surrounds them in all its grim reality, often inches away, and 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 grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography 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. Review A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NPR, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, and Spectator"Magnificent—dazzling and wrenching, witty and wildly romantic, with echoes of Brideshead Revisited and Atonement. I loved it." —Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians"An epic love story amid the brutalities of war." —People"Glorious, addictive, exquisite . . . I couldnt put it down." —Hugh Ryan, New York Times Book Review"Indelible." —Washington Post"Consuming and unstintingly romantic." —The New Yorker "Astounding . . . Shes a magnificent writer." —NBC "Weekend Today in New York""A genuine page-turner." —Sunday Times (U.K.) "Propulsive, visceral and heartrending . . . I cant remember the last time I was this invested in a love story." —Sunday Telegraph"If you havent read it, youre missing out." —Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry (via Instagram)"With her debut novel, Alice Winn joins the ranks of the finest war writers this side of Homer and Heller . . . It holds its own in a crowded field of gay-men-in-World-War-I sagas, and towers above most of the others . . . Winn emerges a writer weve been waiting for." —Bay Area Reporter"Its hard to believe that In Memoriam is a debut novel as its so assured, affecting and moving. Alice Winn has written a devastating love story between two young men that moves from the sheltered idyll of their public school to the unspeakable horrors of the Western Front during the First World War. Gaunt and Ellwood will live in your mind long after youve closed the final pages." —Maggie OFarrell, author of The Marriage Portrait"I read through the night to finish this blistering debut, too feverishly engrossed to sleep. When was the last time characters in a novel seemed so real to me, so cherishable, so alive? Alice Winn has made familiar history fresh; no account of the First World War has made me feel so vividly its horror, or how irrevocably it mutilated the world. That In Memoriam is also an extraordinary love story is a sign of Winns wild ambition and her prodigious gifts: this is a novel that claims both beauty and brutality, the whole range of human life." —Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness"In Memoriam is utterly compelling. These young men live and love with a bright urgency, even as their world burns. Alice Winn has written one of the finest debut novels I have read in years. Her inventiveness, deftness of touch and command of period detail suggests this book marks the start of a truly first-rate career." —Dan Jones, author of Essex Dogs and The Plantagenets "I loved this book. I loved Gaunt and Ellwood and how their hearts and stories became entwined in this masterful debut. My heart also became entwined with theirs, and there is no greater joy for me as a reader than that. Alice Winn and In Memoriam have my gratitude." —Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful "Fast-paced and gripping . . . A moving elegy for lost youth." —Mail on Sunday"Beautifully written and engrossing . . . Winn succeeds brilliantly . . . Excellent . . . This is a remarkable debut, with a keen and wise understanding of human nature." —The Spectator"In Memoriam is at once epic and intimate, humorous and profound . . . Winns dialogue thrums with mirth and furious intelligence. Throughout, she artfully switches perspectives and settings, leaving the reader in desperate suspense." —The Observer (U.K.)"Guaranteed to move readers to the core . . . One of the most moving books I have read in a long time." —Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star"Birdsong for a new generation . . . In Memoriam is a gripping and unsentimental love story that brings the First World War to life in a vividly new way. Alice Winn is a truly skilful writer, depicting her main characters, Gaunt and Ellwood, and the many layers of their relationship, beautifully, with real care and insight. She is unsparing in her depiction of the conflict in which they find themselves—powerfully evoking both the horrors of trench warfare and the devastating impact it had on those involved. She also brilliantly explores how the English public school system, with its casual brutalities and glorification of battle, was irrevocably intertwined with the war. An unforgettable novel, one I stayed up all night to finish, with characters I loved almost as much as they loved each other." —Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre "I cant tell you how much I loved this novel . . . Various elements reminded me of A Little Life, Birdsong and All Quiet on the Western Front, but even though the content is heart-wrenching in so many ways, it remains an easy, engrossing read—Ive already recommended it to all my friends." —Stylist"Winns depiction of the war is gripping . . . Her research is matched by her ability to craft a compelling narrative . . . Truly impressive." —Washington Independent Review of Books "First love, class, male camaraderie and the horrors of war are all explored in this quietly heartbreaking epic with the unforgettable appeal of Birdsong." —Good Housekeeping "Winns finely accomplished debut novel is a rare thing, an intoxicating romance and an impossible-to-put-down war story in one . . . Winn captures the war as it looked, sounded, and smelled, but the ultimate death-defying acts here are in literature, breathtaking bravery, and love." —Booklist (starred)"Gripping, tender, immersive and, most of all, completely unforgettable." —i newspaper"One of the best debuts Ive read in recent years: immersive, rousing, tender and devastating. In Memoriam is both a deeply moving love story and a visceral evocation of the Great War, impressively free of cliché. Winn makes such important points about class, destruction and the loss of innocence. I loved it with a startling ferocity." —Elizabeth Day, author of The Party"From the first page, I knew this would be a book I would read time and again . . . Tender, loving, heartbreaking, endlessly compelling, richly detailed and poetic. I stayed up until 3 a.m. so I could read it in one sitting, because I simply couldnt stop myself." —Brianna Labuskes, author of The Librarian of Burned Books"A searing and harrowing novel about the love story between two young men played out against a backdrop of the horrors of World War I. The writing was so visceral and intense, I honestly felt as if I was in the trenches with them, and Im still thinking about the book weeks after reading it. An incredible debut." —Nikki Smith, author of All In Her Head "An astonishingly confident and impressive debut, this love story set in the First World War is shocking, brutal, and memorable. It left me shaken—and very impressed." —Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane"Easily the most affecting novel I read this year . . . Extremely assured and engaging . . . Winn has a remarkable feel for the complicated emotions of her two protagonists." —Peter Parker, Spectator (U.K.)"A central relationship so utterly convincing that it will leave you bereft. Visceral, heartbreaking but full of heart, this is a masterpiece of war literature." —Hanna Jameson, author of The Last "Alice Winn has pulled off a remarkable feat in making these men and the horrors of the First World War come so viscerally alive. It was like looking at a black and white photograph which has been colourised, and suddenly you understand that these shadowy people from the past also dreamed and cried and breathed just as we do now. I was completely absorbed, moved, and transported." —Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground "Alice Winn offers a fresh look at a subject many of us believe we know well. A tender story as much about love as it is about war." —Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You"Extraordinary. A truly epic tale of love unspoken, love shared and love lost. An instant and unforgettable classic." —A.J. West, author of The Spirit Engineer"Alice Winns devastating debut will smash your heart to smithereens." —Daily Mail"A shattering novel written with an assurance even more impressive because it is the authors debut." —Historical Novels Review"This story is all consuming . . . In Memoriam manages to be one of the most tender stories that Ive ever read . . . My heart was broken many times over . . . Winns characters will go down in literary history." —NB Magazine"An instant classic." —Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton"A superb debut . . . A remarkable achievement." —Publishers Weekly (starred)"Powerful, deeply imagined . . . Hard to forget . . . Just when you think youve settled into a tender literary novel, its revelations and surprises begin to unfurl at an impressive pace that reads more like a thriller." —Kirkus Reviews (starred) Review Quote "I read through the night to finish this blistering debut, too feverishly engrossed to sleep. When was the last time characters in a novel seemed so real to me, so cherishable, so alive? Alice Winn has made familiar history fresh; no account of the First World War has made me feel so vividly its horror, or how irrevocably it mutilated the world. That In Memoriam is also an extraordinary love story is a sign of Winns wild ambition and her prodigious gifts: this is a novel that claims both beauty and brutality, the whole range of human life." --Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness and What Belongs to You "Alice Winn offers a fresh look at a subject many of us believe we know well. A tender story as much about love as it is about war." --Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You Details ISBN0593534565 Author Alice Winn Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0593534565 ISBN-13 9780593534564 Format Hardcover Pages 400 Publication Date 2023-03-07 Imprint Alfred A. Knopf Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-03-07 NZ Release Date 2023-03-07 US Release Date 2023-03-07 UK Release Date 2023-03-07 Subtitle A novel DEWEY 813.6 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141196951;

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