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The End of Innocence

By: Allegra Jordan
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne,Allegra Jordan
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On the eve of WWI, two students fall in love in Harvard's hallowed halls and must face a world at war from opposing sides

Helen Windship Brooks is struggling to find herself at the world-renowned Harvard-Radcliffe University when brooding German poet Wils bursts into her life. As they fall deeply in love on the brink of WWI, anti-German sentiments mount and Wils' future at Harvard - and in America - is in increasing danger. When Wils is called to fight for the Kaiser, Helen must decide if she is ready to fight her own battle for what she loves most.

From Harvard's hallowed halls to Belgium's war-ravaged battlefields, The End of Innocence is a powerful new vision of finding love and hope in a violent, broken world.

Includes an afterword read by the author.

©2014 Allegra Jordan (P)2014 Random House Audio

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I expected more from this story. It was just a romance, dressed up to be a "gritty" WWI drama. Also, this narrator is not one of my favorites. Sorry, this one isn't very good.

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  • 07-02-21

Very much enjoyed this novle

Spoiler!!!.

I very much enjoyed this novel, it was beautifully written and the narrator was perfect, his voice change between characters was amazing


I liked that the writer didn't stick to the normal everyone goes to war everyone comes back, type of vibe or getting reunited years later. they stayed with the tragedy of WW1 and what many families and newly wedded wives went through. and also bring forth other pass tragedies like the great depression and how many wouldn't recognise those who fought for the Keiser even if they lived in that nation for many many year.

I would recommend this novel.
I'm glad more people are writing about WW1 now even in the fictional aspect, so many ww2 novels out there nice to see a ww1.