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 Review The narrative casts a mesmeric spell... intelligent beautifully written heartfelt and true and a great book ―Sunday TimesI 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 ―GuardianAn astounding novel ―The TimesSometimes the best presents come in small packages...masterful ―Daily TelegraphA 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 About the Author Ford Madox Ford was born on 17 December 1873 in Merton Devon. He began writing in the 1890s and both his fiction and his criticism are celebrated. His most famous works areThe Good Soldier (1915) andParade's End (1924-8). His other major contribution to literature was the foundation of theEnglish Review in 1908 and theTransatlantic Review in 1924. Ford changed his surname from Hueffer in 1919 after serving in the British army in France during the First World War. After 1927 Ford lived in the United States and France and he died in Deauville on 26 June 1939. <p><b>A brilliant and heart-rending evocation of destructive passion.</b><br><br>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.<br><br> <b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE HELLER</b></p>