The fates of the two couples eventually collide as a remarkably told saga of romance and action that compels readers to turn page after page after page. He stumbles upon Colette, a talented, Belgian singer who has already suffered from heartbreaking tragedy the two turn out to be an inseparable yet unthinkable pairing for their time.
And in between all that, Apollo starts the story of Aubrey Edwards, a gifted musician who faces racism as a soldier of the all African-American 15th New York Infantry. The first couple is introduced at the zenith of World War I, when James, a newly minted English soldier, catches sight of Hazel, a shy Englishwoman who volunteers her talent at playing the piano as her only way of helping the soldiers their romance is initiated with help from Aphrodite. “Lovely War” follows the story of how Aphrodite jumps back 30 years in time to tell a tale of romance during the Great War, in an attempt to explain to her husband why love and war are eternally attracted to each other.
The name itself is but a mere suggestion to the heart-wrenching tale that unfolds in just 480 pages. “Lovely War” by Julie Berry is listed as a historical fiction and teen romance novel, yet it is so much more than meets the eye.
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