![]() ![]() Not, like many other boys, because of any rah-rah bandwagonism or sense of duty. It's 1916, and Tristan Sadler has lied about his age in order to sign up to play his part in the Great War. This novel will keep listeners on the edge of their seats until its most extraordinary and unexpected conclusion, and it will stay with them long after they've finished. The Absolutist is a masterful tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in one of the most gruesome trenches of France during World War I. ![]() The intensity of their bond brought Tristan happiness and self-discovery as well as confusion and unbearable pain. As Tristan recounts the horrific details of what to him became a senseless war, he also speaks of his friendship with Will - from their first meeting on the training grounds at Aldershot to their farewell in the trenches of northern France. He can no longer keep a secret and has finally found the courage to unburden himself of it. ![]() But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. It is September 1919: Twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War. Audie Award Nominee, Best Solo Narration, 2013 ![]()
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