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Parade's End - Part 2: No More Parades

By: Ford Madox Ford
Narrated by: John Telfer
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This is the second novel in the series of four, depicting the meeting, courtship and ultimate fulfilment of two modern heroes, Christopher Tietjens and Valentine Wannop, despite social condemnation, personal travails and World War I.

©1925 First published by Duckworth (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd Classics
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I enjoyed Part 2 of this series more than Part 1. I think it's because Ford showed some of the same events from different points of view and the storyline became both more subtle and more complex. As the action moves to Northern France, Tietjens is shown to have real worth and ability. He is able to deal with bureaucratic regulations and administrative difficulties to send new recruits up to the front properly equipped. Yes, his Christlike status is becoming ever more evident but he still wishes for General Campion's cup to pass from him. New depths are also revealed in Sylvia's character and she remains the biggest enigma of all.

A Different Kind of Soldier.

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Part one is excellent and full of events/characters. This one contains one event with in depth observation of war time characters and behaviours. Gonna start next part straight away.

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What did you like most about Parade's End - Part 2: No More Parades?

The book retains an intensity and a sense of tragedy throughout. The constant shifting of time and place within the narrative is disturbing in a way that adds to the story. The continued evocation of the phrase "no more parades" is an elegy. Ford can convey a comic and ridiculous side to his characters and their society without undermining the horror of war and its machinations.

Poetic, Complex and Very Moving

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