![]() ![]() ![]() To Gaunt's horror, Ellwood rushes to join him at the front, and the rest of their classmates soon follow. When Gaunt's 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. 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. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting. 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. It’s 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. “A devastating love story…Gaunt and Ellwood will live in your mind long after you’ve closed the final pages.” -Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait “In Memoriam is the story of a great tragedy, but it is also a moving portrait of young love, and there is often a lightness to the book.”- The New York Times “Dazzling and wrenching, witty and wildly romantic, with echoes of Brideshead Revisited and Atonement.” -Lev Grossman, best-selling author of The Magicians.A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() This was the height of market euphoria when, despite the chaos of everyday life, a prosperous future seemed within easy reach. ![]() Beginning with a sharp portrayal of the dismal living conditions in the Soviet Union, she moves on to the romantic early days of the capitalist transformation. Written by one of the finest writers on contemporary Russia, it is told by interweaving high politics with glimpses of the revolution's impact on the lives of ordinary people. This is the first account of Russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economy. ![]() ![]() ![]() I remember being on the edge of my seat throughout the first book and with this book it wasn't like that. And I hate to say that, it wasn't really boring, there just wasn't as much action as in the first book. I thought the storyline was a bit lacking in this book, and almost boring. She really starts being a leader and not just someone who takes orders from others. Andrea Cremer does a wonderful job of bringing her world to life and Calla only gets more courageous and really grows as a character in this book. ![]() And I think for me to fully be on one 'team', the other would have to be completely out of the picture and that just hurts my heart to think about. I do have to say though I kind of am more Team Ren, but I love Shay, too. The love triangle of Calla, Shay and Ren is so difficult for me. ![]() I didn't think this book was as enticing as the first book, but it definitely had its moments. ![]() Although I have to admit I enjoyed the first book a lot more, this book is still a great sequel and left me craving the third and final book of the series. I adored the first book and was hoping the second book was just as good. Since reading Nightshade I have been desperately wanting Wolfsbane. ![]() |