Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
27.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
168710
Points per Word
0.00016
Description
The novel follows Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman who embarks on a passionate love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France before World War I. The story then moves to the trenches of the First World War, where Stephen experiences the brutal realities of No Man's Land. The narrative also explores the lasting impact of the war across three generations, connecting the 1910s to the 1990s.