Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, Wharton tells an intimate and captivating story of war behind the lines.
Table of Contents Introduction by Shari Benstock Book One: Chapters I–IX Book Two: Chapters X–XXIII Book Three: Chapters XXIV–XXXI Book Four: Chapters XXXII–XXXVI
"Extraordinarily poignant.... Heartrending, tragic, powerful, this is not to be missed."—Publishers Weekly "Wharton has done nothing that equals this."—New York Times Book Review (1923) "Wharton has painted a moving landscape."—War, Literature & the Arts
