"A Son at the Front" by Edith Wharton is a story set in Paris at the beginning of World War I, that centers on John Campton, an American painter, excitedly waiting to see his son, George. The book dives into the connection between father and son as war clouds gather on the horizon. Campton reminisces about his artistic challenges, his relationship with George, and the pressures of society. As he meets friends and others around him, each showing the worries of the time, Campton struggles with whether he can shield his son from being drafted into the army. He dreams of spending peaceful time with George, but the war is always a threat to their plans, showcasing the personal cost as conflict endangers the precious moments they have together.
A Son at the Front
By Edith Wharton
On the eve of World War I, an American painter in Paris wrestles with the looming threat of war as he tries to protect his son from being drafted, clinging to the hope of spending precious time together before the world is forever changed.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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