First published 2018
Christopher Tietjens stands as the last of the English Tories, clinging to honor and duty in Edwardian England's final days. An officer and gentleman, he finds himself trapped between two wars: the brutal conflict raging across European battlefields and the personal battlefield of his marriage to Sylvia, whose infidelities wound him as deeply as any enemy fire. As the Great War transforms the world around him, Tietjens must navigate the collapse of everything he once knew to be certain. The secure, orderly society that shaped him gives way to chaos and madness, forcing this principled man to question not just his marriage but his entire understanding of civilization. Ford follows Tietjens through this double assault on his convictions, showing how private betrayal and public catastrophe intertwine to destroy one man's faith in the world he was raised to serve.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, british-literature
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
Period: Edwardian Era
350 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: war