No More Parades
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ISBN13: 9781025871882
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 324
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
No More Parades is a seminal modernist novel and the powerful second installment of the Parade's End tetralogy. Set against the harrowing backdrop of the Western Front during World War I, the narrative follows Christopher Tietjens as he navigates the physical and psychological devastation of the Great War. Ford Madox Ford masterfully depicts the chaos of the front lines, juxtaposing the visceral reality of combat with the intricate social and emotional conflicts of Tietjens' personal life.
As the protagonist struggles to maintain his sense of honor and duty, he remains caught between his manipulative wife, Sylvia, and his deep affection for the young suffragette, Valentine Wannop. The work serves as a profound meditation on the collapse of the traditional social order and the traumatic birth of the modern era. Through its complex narrative structure and vivid prose, No More Parades captures the exhaustion and disillusionment of a generation forced to confront the end of an era. It remains a cornerstone of 20th-century literature, offering an unflinching look at the human cost of global conflict and the irrevocable changes it wrought upon society and the individual psyche.
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