Concerned about Lucas’s deteriorating mental state, his friend Angela encourages him to move on with his life, and even sets him up with a coworker whom she suspects is also gay. But Lucas is too consumed with the secret he still keeps about the part he played in Jamie’s death to even begin to form a healthy connection with someone new—and as Jamie’s ghost begins to recover his memories and get closer to the truth, Lucas’s obsession only deepens.
Ultimately, Lucas realizes that his only path forward is to first go backward—that only in examining his troubled youth, facing his deepest self, and shining a light on the shadowed parts of his past will he finally be able to set his old friend, and himself, free.
This title will be released on June 13, 2023.
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Rating: 4 Stars
My Review: An eye opening tale in the after of a war when two young men's lives are shattered. At a time when homophobia was high this was one story you won't soon forget. I cried and felt for these character so hard. This is a gut jerking story that you wont want to leave.
Review
“From life on the mean and gritty streets of Dublin to survival in the harrowing trenches of the Western Front, we follow Lucas Connolly, a gentle and emotionally battered boy with too many secrets for his tender heart to hold. Emma Deards has written a brave, bold, and essential novel, one that both challenges our assumptions about love and forces us to a broader and deeper understanding of it. Unflinching and original. . . . A book whose effects will linger long after the final page is turned.”
—Kitty Zeldis, author of Two Daughters and Not Our Kind
“A sensitive portrayal of a love affair between two young men shattered in the aftermath of the Great War.”
—Susan Weinstein, author of The Anarchist’s Girlfriend and Paradise Gardens
“Set in the era of World War One, Dulce et Decorum is a gripping page turner that takes an unflinchingly honest yet abidingly tender look at how we strive for hope and love despite the haunting violence―including poverty, bigotry, and warfare―this world can inflict. The characters of Lucas and Jamie will both fill and break your heart.” ―Judith Claire Mitchell, author of A Reunion of Ghosts --This text refers to the paperback edition.
—Kitty Zeldis, author of Two Daughters and Not Our Kind
“A sensitive portrayal of a love affair between two young men shattered in the aftermath of the Great War.”
—Susan Weinstein, author of The Anarchist’s Girlfriend and Paradise Gardens
“Set in the era of World War One, Dulce et Decorum is a gripping page turner that takes an unflinchingly honest yet abidingly tender look at how we strive for hope and love despite the haunting violence―including poverty, bigotry, and warfare―this world can inflict. The characters of Lucas and Jamie will both fill and break your heart.” ―Judith Claire Mitchell, author of A Reunion of Ghosts --This text refers to the paperback edition.
Review
“As much a tragic romance as it is a war drama, the historical novel Wild with All Regrets delves into sensitive topics with grace and tact . . . brilliant and sensory . . . a powerful novel in which a grieving man endures the shame of a lost love in a time and place when homophobia reigned.”
—Foreword Clarion Reviews
“From life on the mean and gritty streets of Dublin to survival in the harrowing trenches of the Western Front, we follow Lucas Connolly, a gentle and emotionally battered boy with too many secrets for his tender heart to hold. Emma Deards has written a brave, bold, and essential novel, one that both challenges our assumptions about love and forces us to a broader and deeper understanding of it. Unflinching and original. . . . A book whose effects will linger long after the final page is turned.”
—Kitty Zeldis, author of Two Daughters and Not Our Kind
“A sensitive portrayal of a love affair between two young men shattered in the aftermath of the Great War.”
—Susan Weinstein, author of The Anarchist’s Girlfriend and Paradise Gardens
“Set in the era of World War One, Dulce et Decorum is a gripping page turner that takes an unflinchingly honest yet abidingly tender look at how we strive for hope and love despite the haunting violence—including poverty, bigotry, and warfare—this world can inflict. The characters of Lucas and Jamie will both fill and break your heart.”
—Judith Claire Mitchell, author of A Reunion of Ghosts --This text refers to the paperback edition.
—Foreword Clarion Reviews
“From life on the mean and gritty streets of Dublin to survival in the harrowing trenches of the Western Front, we follow Lucas Connolly, a gentle and emotionally battered boy with too many secrets for his tender heart to hold. Emma Deards has written a brave, bold, and essential novel, one that both challenges our assumptions about love and forces us to a broader and deeper understanding of it. Unflinching and original. . . . A book whose effects will linger long after the final page is turned.”
—Kitty Zeldis, author of Two Daughters and Not Our Kind
“A sensitive portrayal of a love affair between two young men shattered in the aftermath of the Great War.”
—Susan Weinstein, author of The Anarchist’s Girlfriend and Paradise Gardens
“Set in the era of World War One, Dulce et Decorum is a gripping page turner that takes an unflinchingly honest yet abidingly tender look at how we strive for hope and love despite the haunting violence—including poverty, bigotry, and warfare—this world can inflict. The characters of Lucas and Jamie will both fill and break your heart.”
—Judith Claire Mitchell, author of A Reunion of Ghosts --This text refers to the paperback edition.
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