This love story tacks between an English boarding school and the Western Front. A moving historical debut; compelling and unexpectedly funny (for the Somme).
In Memoriam
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£14.99
Edition:Hardback978024156782109/03/2023
Categories: 12. Summer Books 2023: Some of our Recent Favourites, Fiction, Summer Books 2023
Tags: Historical Novels, WW1
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