Two young men at public school dare not declare their true feelings for each other. Boys are predated upon by older boys but that is accepted. However, they find moments of comfort together when surrounded by the horrors of the trenches, death and the banality of WW I. Only towards the end of the book do they acknowledge their true feelings. Winn’s reading of other war writers, such as Pat Barker, has given her own writing great assurance
(Christine Miller - bwl 109 Summer 2023 ) |
