what will remain is a war novel born out of the author's own experiences of serving with the Royal Marines in Afghanistan. It consists of a series of distinct but closely interwoven stories told against the backdrop of the conflict: fragments of memory, sorrow and hope that build like impressionistic brushstrokes upon a canvas to create a profound and essential tableau of modern war and its place in society. Steeped vividly in the sun, sweat and sand of the Helmand front line but centred firmly within the treacherous battlefield of the human heart, what will remain is a harrowing and utterly captivating account from a richly talented début author.

Dan Clements joined the Royal Marines from school and went on to serve in Afghanistan, including front line operations in Helmand and work as an intelligence specialist with UK Special Forces. He left the Marines in 2008, aged 24, and now lives in London. what will remain is his first novel.