The long afternoon

by Ursula Zilinsky

Three young men raise their glasses in toast on a summer's day in 1914. Not even a rumor of war can quell their high spirits -- until a war declares them enemies.

423 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Born 1931 in Karlsruhe, Germany
Died 2015 in Seatlle, WA, USA

Ursula Zilinsky (née Greissemer or Griessemer) was born in 1931 in the German city of Karlsruhe. After being raised in Munich by her parents, Otto (Tom) and Winifred Greissemer, she was educated at the International School of Geneva (Switzerland) before emigrating to New York together with her parents in 1949.

In New York, Ursula went to University, where she met her later husband, Pieter Zilinsky.

According to the 1969 German edition hardback jacket of "Before the Glory Ended", the couple had two children.

According to Pieter's obituary, the two retired to Seattle, where they were active in several poets society's as well as the Seatlle Arts Museum and Asian Arts museum before Ursula's passing in 2015.

Reviews

[Hot Mess Sommelière ~ Caro]

Brideshead Revisited and Saltburn would be great friends with this novel.

It's a family saga, but very gay.
Ursula Zilinsky is a very skilled author.