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Some Do Not... by Ford Madox Ford

Some Do Not...

Ford Madox Ford

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · April 28, 2020

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The ClassicsWar FictionWorld War I Historical Fictionhistorical
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Who it’s for
A complex, poignant reading experience where marital turmoil meets the savagery of war.
Genres
World War I Historical Fiction, War Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 28, 2020

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About this book

Some Do Not...' is Ford Madox Ford’s masterpiece, landmark novel about the World war One and the events leading up to it. He perfectly captures the chaos and insanity that enveloped the word. Christopher Tietjens is an officer and a gentleman. We follow Tietjens as he tries to navigate a marriage fraught with infidelity and a war fraught with savagery, each tears him apart in it’s own way. A stunnly complex and poignant novel.

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“The finest novel about the First World War” — Anthony Burgess

Private Strain

A complex, poignant reading experience where marital turmoil meets the savagery of war.

Come here for

  • The pressure of a troubled marriage set against the First World War
  • A layered, serious novel about private strain and wartime chaos

Expect

  • An officer navigating infidelity and a war that tears at him
  • A portrait of chaos and strain, without easy comfort

Where it sits

World War I Historical Fiction98%
The Classics84%
War Fiction61%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • World War I Historical Fiction
  • War Fiction
Authors
Ford Madox Ford
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 28, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
The Classics