A Soldier of the Great War

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An old man's magnificent tale of love and war-a recapitulation of a life and a reckoning with mortality told by one of America's most acclaimed novelists.

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2 authors picked A Soldier of the Great War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jonathan Howland

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Alessandro’s closing in on the end of life, while Nicolo is fresh out of the pasture.

Their friendship seems at first principally a vehicle for Alessandro’s relating his extraordinary life story, but the honest confessions and tender gestures they exchange along their walking journey through the Italian countryside are rich and fulfilling for each.

They’re at opposite ends of their lives, and yet one senses each is hereafter under the influence of the other.

From Jonathan's list on books about men in love (who aren’t lovers).

Michael Stephen Fuchs

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I’ll say it plainly: I think Helprin is our greatest living English language novelist. I have no idea how it took me so long to discover him, but once I did, I quickly and greedily read everything he wrote.

This is perhaps the best of the lot, in a crowded and competitive field – rich and warm and engrossing, and filled with moments of perfect beauty and wonder and awe inscribed in glorious prose that genuinely makes you catch your breath to be in the presence of such literary superpowers.

Settle in for a glorious ride.

From Michael's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

After Me

By J. Shep,

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"an intense narrative of family and intangible inheritance. . .this novel unfolds like a fragrant, steeped tea." -Chanticleer Book Reviews, 5 Stars

"like a glorious sunrise, we are gifted the 'après,' the hope and goodness of 'after me.'" -Maria Giuseppa, author of R&R: A Feast of Words

A man in France receives a package from America containing an autobiographical manuscript relating the events of a summer long ago.

After Me

By J. Shep,

What is this book about?

A man in France receives a package from America containing an autobiographical manuscript relating the events of a summer long ago.

When Ellande and Madeleine-Grace visit the family summer house on the Alabaster Coast of Normandy for the first time without their parents, they find themselves growing aware of the importance of their parents' choices in raising them. Under the care of their beloved Aunt Adèle, they explore their heritage and what their parents stood for while determining the value of customs and traditions of both family and France's stunning Pays de Caux. In the face of cruelty, carelessness, and…

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