Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 4/26/2012 + 1183 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This book has been on my TBR shelf for almost 4 years. I finally decided to read it when I heard that a BBC adaptation of the novel is scheduled to be aired on PBS' Masterpiece. The first part of this was shown last weekend and the conclusion this coming Sunday (I have my DVR set to record). Anyway, I thought the novel was wonderful telling the story of a young British man, Wraysford, who finds love in France prior to WWI. He falls for the wife of a man who he is staying with in France to learn about the fabric trade. Then the novel throws the reader into the midst of the horrors of the Great War. Faulks is very graphic in his descriptions of both love and war. The novel then shifts between the horrors of the trenches to the 1970s and Wraysford's granddaughter who is trying to find out more about her grandfather and what it was like during WWI. Overall, I would highly recommend this novel, especially to anyone interested in learning more about WWI, and I'm looking forward to watching the BBC adaptation.

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