Lovely War
Publisher
Viking
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9780451469939
Pages
468 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the perilous days of World Wars I and II, the gods hold the fates-- and the hearts-- of four mortals in their hands. 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 to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, 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.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL650L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Family member death; Interracial; Race discrimination; death of a parent; death of a brother; interracial relationship; racism; segregation
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White (Belgian; British)
Family Formation
mother and father; orphan
Keywords
romance; World War I; Greek gods; Aphrodite; France; jazz; musicians
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Berry, Julie, "Lovely War" (2019). Diverse Families. 1830.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1830