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Lovely War
Paperback Edition: 1
New York City, 1942. World War II is at its zenith. A stunningly attractive couple meets in a Manhattan hotel room for a forbidden tryst. But these are no ordinary lovers. When immortals Ares and Aphrodite are caught by the latters jealous husband, the goddess of passion must justify her actions, or face judgment on Mount Olympus.
To plead her case, she spins a tale that took place in Europe some twenty-five years earlier: the story of four mortals whose lives entwined in the crucible of World War I.They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their storyfilled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passionreveals that, though War is a formidable force, its no match for the transcendent power of Love.
Featured in the December 2018 Teen newsletter.
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Pages : 468
Publisher : Viking Press
Publication date : 2021-09-02
Subjects: Fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Ages Teen