Sweet and Fitting: England Asked For Boys

William Brown has spent his life striving to be a man in the eyes of a cruel father, a distant brother, and a world that measures worth by courage and conquest. From the manicured halls of London to the quiet countryside he once called home, William chases the ideals of masculinity, only to find himself caught in the unforgiving machinery of war. At sixteen, he trades sketchbooks for rifles, drawing pens for grenades, and innocence for the smoke-filled trenches of the First World War. Amid the mud, ash, and relentless chaos, he confronts the illusions of bravery, the hypocrisy of authority, and the heavy price of loyalty. Sweet and Fitting is a haunting tale of a boy on the edge of manhood, navigating love, loss, and the brutal truths of a world that demands more than he is ready to give.

Pages: 344, Paperback, Independently published