Robert J. Fanshawe Knihy

Set against the backdrop of World War One, the narrative follows Ben as he grapples with guilt over his friend Cello's execution for desertion. Haunted by the memory and the poem "Invictus," Ben seeks redemption while recovering from his injuries. His emotional journey intertwines with a burgeoning romance with Pearl, the widow of a soldier who saved him, as they navigate societal prejudices. Through encounters with Cello's parents and the support of a writer friend, Ben confronts his fears and the truth, striving for personal redemption and healing.

‘Rest Not These Dead’, this final part of the Cellist Soldier trilogy, lays bare terrible guilt over the injustice of war, overlaid by a new era of love.The end of World War One brings no peace for Ben and his Jamaican lover Pearl in post-war London. A horrific racial attack sends her, grief-stricken, back to Jamaica. Ben is desperate to win Pearl back and, nursing a deeper guilt over his failure to prevent the unjustified execution of his cello-playing soldier friend, takes up the horrific job of body exhumation. But will a dramatic collaboration with a journalist in Arras, France, bring Ben and Pearl back together and reconcile the injustice done to his friend?