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A Son at the Front - by Edith Wharton (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front.
- Author(s): Edith Wharton
- 239 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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About the Book
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.
Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
"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