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Lovely War

by Julie Berry

Love, music, and myth amid wartime upheaval

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Love, music, and myth amid wartime upheaval

Set across the perilous years of the World Wars, the novel brings together four young people whose lives are shaped by music, military service, and displacement: a London pianist, a British aspiring architect turned soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime musician in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a singing voice. Aphrodite tells their story within a frame that places mortal love under the gaze of the gods. Romance and personal histories meet broader concerns including prejudice, war, hope, and heartbreak.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set during the World Wars.
  • Readers who enjoy romance interwoven with mythology and multiple characters’ lives.
  • Readers interested in stories where music and wartime experience intersect.

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Love and warMusicPrejudiceHope and heartbreakGreek mythology

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Book overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A critically acclaimed, multi-layered young adult romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands.

"Pick an adjective--sweeping, sprawling, epic, Olympian--and yet none quite conveys the emotional width and depth of Julie Berry's brilliant novel."--The Washington Post

"Filled with humor, tragedy, romance, and myth."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

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 story, as told by goddess Aphrodite--who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus--is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love.
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