![]() With the hindsight of a century, di Canzio imagines a future for them and a past for Alec-a young villager possessed of remarkable passion and self-knowledge.Īlec continues Forster's project of telling stories that are part of "a great unrecorded history." Di Canzio's debut novel is a love story of epic proportions, at once classic and boldly new. Forster, who tried to write an epilogue about the future of his characters, was stymied by the radical change that the Great War brought to their world. Unlike many young men of his class, he remained in school until he was 16. ![]() ![]() Di Canzio’s Alec is a young man imbued with pride and considerable intellectual curiosity. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster's classic, published only after the author's death.ĭi Canzio follows their story past the end of Maurice to the front lines of battle in World War I and beyond. Di Canzio’s reimagining and extension of Forster’s novel is a work of bountiful imagination combined with historical research and infused with a deep love of Forster’s classic. ![]() William di Canzio's Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. "Sackville imbues this character-driven historical drama with warmth, comfort, and a sense of optimism, especially during the story's darkest moments." - AudioFile Magazine ![]()
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