No more parades

The second novel of the Parade's End sequence. Christopher Tietjens is now serving at a British base camp in France during the First World War. He deals with bureaucracy, muddle and the needs of the men under him, while troubles in his private life follow him from home. Ford conveys the strain of war through interrupted thoughts and sudden pressures rather than battlefield set pieces. It is a powerful study of duty, honour and endurance.