Fic rec: The Presbury Letters

[oldshrewsburyian]

Title: The Presbury Letters
Author: Katie Forsythe
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 17k
Rating: PG (or PG-13? I mean, it's WWI. Proceed accordingly.)
Warnings: WWI is brutally awful. None of the descriptions of violence and its aftermath are graphic, but... WWI is brutally awful
Verse: ACD canon
Author's summary: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, and John Watson battle to survive the Great War.
Reccer's comments: I love this fic with a great love. Lines and scenes from it stick with me. I am an absolute sucker for good WWI and post-WWI Holmesian fic, and this has what I want from such fic: emotional intensity and plausible, thoughtfully-evoked historical context. The realities of war on the home front are well-handled -- be reminded that this was the first war when Londoners knew they could be bombed -- and the prose is delightfully paced and voiced. It's all so good. Be prepared to have a lot of feelings about Mycroft and the Holmes brothers' relationship.

The Presbury Letters

Comments

[amindamazed]

I'm also fond of the podfic version by mific.

[oldshrewsburyian]

Thanks for the rec in turn!

[hurry_sundown]

Thank you for this rec. It's a fantastic read.

[oldshrewsburyian]

Delighted to hear of your discovering and enjoyment.