In The Wolf's Mouth: A Novel

"Will Walker is a young Englishman who has gone to war with the noblest of intentions. Ray Marfione is an Italian-American whose war will take him to the land of his ancestry. Adam Foulds’ third novel is set in North Africa and Sicily during World War II as the Allies attempt to liberate Italy. Neither of the two protagonists is well-suited to the horrors of combat, and through them Foulds explores, with wisdom and delicate control, the messy, lasting consequences of the conflict. With prose that is distinct and diligently crafted, this an intimate soldiers’ tale of the inescapable brutality of war."