The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion

About this book

A classic examination of human nature, love, and betrayalWhen John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.Ford Madox Ford wrote The Good Soldier, the book on which his reputation most surely rests, in deliberate emulation of the nineteenth-century French novels he so admired. In this way he was able to explore the theme of sexual betrayal and its poisonous after-effects with a psychological intimacy as yet unknown in the English novel.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9781684224418

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Published

March 17, 2020

Pages

156

Weight

8.8 oz

Subject

Fiction