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All Roads Lead to Calvary
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781409777298
Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
Published: Jul 17 2008
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.91 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
While Jerome K. Jerome is globally celebrated for his peerless British humor, the trauma of the First World War pulled a remarkably profound, serious novel from his pen.
Published in 1919, All Roads Lead to Calvary stands as one of his final and most ambitious literary achievements: a sweeping Bildungsroman that trades drawing-room comedy for the gripping reality of a changing world.
The novel introduces us to Joan Allway, a fierce, highly intelligent, and Cambridge-educated young woman determined to make her own way in London. Ambitious and idealistic, Joan secures a position as a journalist, utilizing her sharp wit to explore the social inequalities, changing gender roles, and shifting religious landscapes of the Edwardian era. But when the storm clouds of World War I break over Europe, Joan's life takes a dramatic, perilous turn. Volunteering to serve on the front lines as an ambulance driver, she is thrust into the heartbreaking, transformative crucible of the Great War.
Through Joan's eyes, Jerome explores the profound sacrifices, moral dilemmas, and spiritual awakenings of a generation caught in the gears of history. It is a story of faith tested, societal boundaries shattered, and the ultimate resilience of the human spirit.
Drawing directly from Jerome's real-life experiences as a wartime ambulance driver, All Roads Lead to Calvary offers an extraordinary, serious look at a humorist's depth. It is an essential, beautifully written, and historically rich read for anyone who wants to experience the full, breathtaking scope of Jerome K. Jerome's genius.
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