Traces, in flashback, the intertwined lives of an officer and his German counterpart from their first encounter, fighting a duel in Berlin in 1902, to a double defeat. The plot is juxtaposed to that of the British officer's thrice lost love - which introduces an undercurrent of romantic pessimism.
- ISBN10 0571143555
- ISBN13 9780571143559
- Publish Date 9 May 1994
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 7 July 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 320
- Language English