Foe-Farrell

"Foe-Farrell" by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a story set amidst military officers during wartime with Major Sir Roderick Otway sharing stories with fellow soldiers where they discuss camaraderie, internal struggles, and complicated relationships, all of which surround John Foe, Otway's clever but puzzling friend. The setting opens in a war-time officers' mess where Major Otway tells his comrades of a strange drowning incident. The book follows his reflections on his connection with his brainy, yet aloof friend, Foe, as they face daily army life filled with big questions and the trials of brotherhood in a grim and unforgiving setting by revealing personal histories, political hints, and the grim truths of combat, pulling the reader into an interwoven plot of character connections and deeper meaning.