Description
Set against the vast upheaval of World War I, this novel follows aristocrat Christopher Tietjens as war shatters the routines and certainties that once governed his life. As his marriage is tested and his moral convictions are strained, he becomes entangled in a volatile, emotionally charged struggle with the people closest to him—especially the complicated relationship between Tietjens and his wife, Sylvia. Through a richly observed portrait of “sexual warfare” and the private costs of public catastrophe, the story explores fidelity, honor, class, and the uneasy ways love and duty can collide. Ford Madox Ford’s distinctive, modernist style—sharp, unsparing, and psychologically intricate—turns the battlefield into a stage for questions of identity and integrity that refuse easy answers.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2019
848 pages
ISBN: 9780241372548
paperback
Vintage Classics
Published Oct 15, 2012
928 pages
ISBN: 9780099577065
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Details
First Published
1924
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford.