- Published: 2 September 2013
- ISBN: 9780099540670
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $35.00
The Good Soldier
A brilliant and heart-rending evocation of destructive passion.
When John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE HELLER
- Published: 2 September 2013
- ISBN: 9780099540670
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $35.00
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Praise for The Good Soldier
The narrative casts a mesmeric spell... intelligent, beautifully written, heartfelt and true, and a great book
Sunday Times
An astounding novel
The Times
I would rather have written Ford Madox Ford's novel than all the books I have written. After reading it a dozen times, I still find a mystery at its heart... an exercise in elegance and a triumph of structure. I am always imitating it and always failing. The prose makes my heart ache with envy
Ruth Rendell, Guardian
Sometimes the best presents come in small packages...masterful
Daily Telegraph
A central figure, artistically and influentially, in the modern movement...a masterpiece of Impressionism, as well as of intricate plotting, technical manipulation and powerful irony
Guardian
A sense of ambiguity and fluidity, of there being no absolutes, only relativities, is dazzlingly displayed in The Good Soldier
Economist
My favourite novel... You expect a boring novel about Edwardian marriages. This could not be more misleading. It’s a gothic melodrama with a high body count
Ned Beauman, Guardian