Bethany's Book Nook

The Lovely War By Julie Berry Following the story of four people in London, England/Europe in 1917 during WWI as told by Aphrodite and other selected Greek Gods. Follows two couples who meet and their journeys through the war and back. Hazel and James meet days before he is shipped to training and they have a connection that leaves them both startled but madly in love with one another. Hazel is a pianist who is set on joining a conservatory and James is an architect who wants to help the war efforts with building hospitals and other useful buildings but becomes a sharpshooter instead. Colette and Aubrey are the other couple who find each other when Collete is helping the YMCA with the war efforts and Aubrey is a jazz musician who plays with dreams of becoming a household name. The story works through heartbreak, PTSD, and figuring out that love means working through everything. Even when it’s scary.  The progression of the book and writing style is absolute perfection. The desc...