Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Description: Good. B001S37DZ8 No dust jacket. Great 1943 printing tightly bound and intact. Small coffee splash to lower page ends, page tanning, former owner wrote name on flyleaf, blue cloth covered boards show fading at spine and some edge wear. No marking to textblock or page ends. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co. , Boston, no print date
Date Published: c. 1941
Description: Hardcover, 327 pp, VG/ no DJ. Green cloth with red lettering. Spine ends have some fading. Corners bumped/ spine ends soft. Light pp edges soiled. PP age browned. NO MARKS. Fep-dog eared, but ok, read more
Edition: Book Edition
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1941
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, Rockefeller Center, New York
Date Published: (1949)
Description: Later printing. Mass market paperback. Very good minus with cover scuffed and creased, owner's name inside rear cover and on rear endpaper. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"I read this about 20+ years ago, and I had forgotten a lot of the plot. When the movie was on TCM recently, I was inspired to get the book and read it again. Not a bad read."
"Like several of the other reviewers I had already seen the movie when I picked up the book. That took away the surprise reveal at the end of the book, of course, but it was interesting to consider the different structures; the book worked backwards chronologically beginning with a successful, married Charles Rainier, while the movie started in the asylum and moved forward from that point.
While I found the film very moving, I didn't get the same emotional impact from the book - again, probably because the element of surprise was taken away. The book focused more on Charles Rainier / Smithy. I felt the film was more centered around Paula. But enough of the comparisons already...
It was an interesting peek into the society and culture of Britain between the wars. Over in the States we have an easier time distancing ourselves from the two World Wars, I think, possibly because of our distance from the Continent. From the point of view of a former soldier in The War To End All Wars turned reluctant, but successful businessman, it was fascinating to see how his life unfolded and his memory eventually returned. Heartbreaking, though, to consider that it took 20 years."
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