His memory of the preceding 15 years a casualty of World War I, a shell-shocked officer returns to the tranquillity of his home and the three women who love him--the cousin who narrates his story, the wife he fails to recognize, and the first love of his youth. This 1918 novel takes a perceptive look at the spirit of the times, surveying the effects of the first modern war on British society.
A shell-shocked officer returns to the tranquillity of his home and the 3 women who love him — the cousin who narrates his story, the wife he fails to recognize, and the first love of his youth. This 1918 novel takes a perceptive look at the effects of the first modern war on British society.