Cover of The Last Post by Ford Madox Ford

The Last Post

by Ford Madox Ford

282 pages~5 hrs

The war is over, but for some, the silence is the hardest battle of all.

In the haunting aftermath of the Great War, a fractured family retreats to the English countryside to face the memories that refuse to fade. This poignant conclusion to a masterpiece explores the bittersweet struggle to rebuild a life when the old world has been shattered forever.

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