The Boy I Love

William Hussey

Jan 2025 · Bolinda · Narrated by Alex Wingfield

Audiobook

9 hr 21 min

Unabridged

Eligible

This book will become available on January 23, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this audiobook

All I think, all I feel, all I know is pressed into this moment. And what I know is that I can’t let him go. 1916. Returning to the Front after injury, nineteen-year-old Stephen wonders what he’s fighting for. Then he meets Private Danny McCormick, a smart, talented new recruit. From their first meeting, there’s something undeniable between them – something forbidden by both society and the army. Determined to protect Danny, Stephen must face down the ignorance of his superiors as well as the onslaught of German shells and sniper fire. As the summer ticks down to the Battle of the Somme, will Stephen and Danny’s love save them – or condemn them? This book contains slurs that we today recognise as insulting and unacceptable but which were commonly and casually used during the period. These words and phrases do not reflect the opinions of the author and publisher, but it is important in a historical work of fiction to reflect the reality of the world in which the story is set.

About the author

William Hussey is an award-winning author of books for children and Young Adults. As an active member of the LGBTQ+ community and a visiting author, He has spoken to hundreds of LGBTQ+ students in schools worldwide. Hearing their stories of modern intolerance, prejudice and the tragic consequences this has led to inspire him to write Hideous Beauty.

Alex Wingfield is an actor and musician with bases in London and Leeds. Alex completed the Musical Theatre postgraduate programme at the Royal Academy of Music. He has worked in a variety of fields, including audiobook narration, dubbing, ADR, educational voiceovers, commercial, games and animation. He specialises in narrating books aimed at a younger audience, with previous voice work including The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn and the Letters of Enchantment Series by Rebecca Ross.

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