Publisher's Synopsis
At the outbreak of the 1914 - 1918 war, Bryan found himself torn away from his simple country life to find himself deep in the mud and rain soaked trenches in the depths of France. Life suddenly became cheap as his comrades fell dead in front of his eyes, and Bryan found himself in the arms of Tom, an unknown soldier to him up until that first clutching embrace. After the war, an injured Bryan returned home to his mother's care. As he regained strength and his health improved, he began to try and trace Tom, for he knew he would never really recover without having his love to share. How can he retain this secret from his mother and two sisters? For he was living in an age where homosexuality was a sin, and a crime, punishable by law. His desperate attempts to trace Tom and make contact with him are rewarded. They find that they share their feelings of love for each other, and a whole new world becomes alive again after the tragic times they have shared in the war. How do they even start to express their love for each other in a world so new and exciting for them both? How do they then find the courage to inform their parents and family?
