Book guide
Birdsong
A passionate pre-war love affair echoes through the trenches of the First World War and beyond.
GenresHistoricalRomance
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyHistoricalFamily sagaRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceTragic love story
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About Birdsong
The story begins in 1910 Amiens, where Englishman Stephen Wraysford falls into a dangerous love affair, then follows him into the brutal realities of the Western Front. Decades later, his granddaughter tries to understand the war’s legacy and the private history her family has never fully spoken.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
French Trilogy · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- war
- violence
- death
- gore
- blood
- injury
- medical content
- infidelity
- sexual content
- physical abuse
- child death
- suicidal thoughts
