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Toby's Room by Pat Barker follows Elinor Brooke, a Slade School of Art student, who turns to medical artistry during WWI to help with facial reconstructions. The novel straddles the timeline of its predecessor, Life Class, focusing on Elinor’s quest to uncover the truth about her brother Toby’s death, alongside other Slade peers, while navigating personal and artistic challenges amid the war. The book includes topics of sibling incest and wartime trauma.