![]() ![]() None of the protagonists are unscathed by the war, but readers will be swept away by the glorious story and the message that, in the end, love conquers war and death. Both epic and intimate, the novel contrasts the minutely detailed horrors of the trenches with the exquisite intensity of love, particularly during an enchanting interlude when the lovers meet in Paris. Colette’s clandestine meetings with Aubrey expose the horrific bigotry that the black soldiers faced from their compatriots as well as the confining sexism of the time. Hazel signs up to entertain the troops in France, where she befriends Colette, who has survived a German massacre, and Aubrey Evans, a black musician (all other main characters are white) who plays with real-life Jim Europe’s 369th Infantry ragtime band aka the Hellfighters. Review Quotes Julie Berry pens an utter delight in Lovely War, an effervescent confection of a novel filled with humor, tragedy, romance, and myth. ![]() When James meets piano player Hazel, they have only a few days together before he leaves for the front, and though they have never even kissed, it’s clear that theirs is a love for the ages. Book Reviews Lovely War is a lushly romantic tale of gods and mortals: EW review By Maureen Lee Lenker Maat 10:00 AM EST Advertisement Credit: Penguin Random House Lovely. GRADES 9-12.Ī gorgeous and lush YA romance set during WW I is framed by a quarrel between the Greek gods representing the novel’s big themes of love, war, art, and death. ![]()
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