An Icecream War William Boyd by William Boyd 9780241953563, 0241953561, B00GXSDYWY instant download after payment.

Set in a baking-hot East Africa during the First World War, William Boyd’s darkly comic debut novel illustrates the chaos and confusion of conflict.  "Rich in character and incident, An Ice-Cream War fulfils the ambition of the historical novel at its best." -  The New York Times Book Review 

As millions are slaughtered on the Western Front, a ridiculous and little-reported campaign is being waged in East Africa - a war they continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop. The novel centres on an obscure but decisive moment in World War I, and revolves around two English brothers whose love for each other and their country is sorely tested when they fall for the same woman. By turns comic and quietly wise, An Ice-Cream War deftly renders lives capsized by violence, chance, and the irrepressible human capacity for love. 

"Boyd has more than fulfilled the bright promise of [his] first novel... He is capable not only of some very funny satire but also of seriousness and compassion."  -  Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

William Boyd is the author of one work of non-fiction, three collections of short stories and thirteen novels.  His work includes the bestselling historical spy thriller Restless - winner of the Costa Novel of the Year - and Any Human Heart, in which the character of Ian Fleming features. Among his other awards are the Whitbread First Novel Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2005, he was awarded the CBE.