First published 2019
Edward Ashburnham appears to be the perfect English gentleman and soldier. His marriage to Leonora seems ideal to their American friends, who have known the couple for years. The four spend their time together at European spas, maintaining the facade of respectability that their social class demands. But Edward harbors secrets that will unravel everything. His affairs and financial recklessness create a web of deception that traps all four friends. As the truth emerges, the narrator discovers that nothing about Edward or his marriage was what it seemed. The revelations destroy not just Edward's reputation but the lives of everyone around him. Ford strips away the veneer of Edwardian society to reveal the passion and betrayal underneath.
Genres: fiction, classic-literature, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, british-literature
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Europe
Period: Edwardian Era
412 pages · Paperback · Independently Published