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Muriel is a gold digger though and Charles is blind to her intentions. She is also unfaithful and the discovery of this by Randall occupies the last third of the book.
While this book is set in WWI, the story and its relevance stands up to modern day where wartime relationships suffer extraordinary pressures. The love story at the beginning is very touching in Randall's naivety... though he is wise in the ways of warfare he is a child in male/female relationships.
The book drags a bit in the middle when he is back on the front. The battle scenes are muddy telling the brutality of war but it is an overview, very little detail... depressing and in that sense creates the right mood but not an interesting read. The book picks up again after the war is over and Randall starts his new life and marriage to Muriel. It is there that her true motives are slowly revealed.
A very interesting read of a young man's life during WWI. Well developed characters and story...Two thumbs up. ( )