{"product_id":"parades-end-everymans-library-9780679417286","title":"Parade's End (Everyman's Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFord Madox Fords acclaimed masterpiece is widely considered one of the best novels of the twentieth century.  Parades End was originally published in four parts (Some Do Not . . .  No More Parades  A Man Could Stand Up--  and Last Post) between 1924 and 1928. It explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of World War I  as seen through the life of Christopher Tietjens  an officer from a wealthy family who is torn between his unfaithful wife  Sylvia  and his suffragette mistress  Valentine. With scenes of sexual warfare that rival the devastation of its battlefield scenes  Parades End is a profound dramatization of one mans internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict. The culminating achievement of Fords career  it fulfills his ambitious conception of the novelists role as the historian of the present  capturing the essence of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666094022709,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679417281","price":80.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679417286.jpg?v=1782419092","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/parades-end-everymans-library-9780679417286","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}