The absolutist / John Boyne.
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TextPublication details: New York : Other Press, c2011.Description: 309 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1590515528 (trade pbk.)
- 9781590515525 (trade pbk.)
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Main Library | Fiction | Boyne John | Available | 33111007449990 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"A novel of immeasurable sadness, in a league with Graham Greene's The End of the Affair . John Boyne is very, very good at portraying the destructive power of a painfully kept secret." --John Irving, National Book Award-winning author of The Cider House Rules
A masterfully told tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in the gruesome trenches of World War I.
It is September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War.
But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He can no longer keep a secret and has finally found the courage to unburden himself of it. As Tristan recounts the horrific details of what to him became a senseless war, he also speaks of his friendship with Will--from their first meeting on the training grounds at Aldershot to their farewell in the trenches of northern France. The intensity of their bond brought Tristan happiness and self-discovery as well as confusion and unbearable pain.
The Absolutist is a masterful tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in one of the most gruesome trenches of France during World War I. This novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats until its most extraordinary and unexpected conclusion, and will stay with them long after they've turned the last page.
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2011 by Doubleday."
Tristan Sadler, a gay soldier, recalls his time spent fighting in World War I and the intensity of his friendship with Will Bancroft, a soldier who became a conscientious objector and was shot as a traitor.