issues of spirituality. The author is the narrator (as himself slightly oddly) who talks about his relationship (very much on the fringes) with a terribly rich American family and their hangers on in the 1920s and 30s. The central character is Larry - a man who is long term engaged with the daughter of the family - but doesn't seem incredibly keen to be married to Isabel. Larry has been deeply affected by his experiences in WWI - and really doesn't wish to settle down now - despite being offered tremendous opportunities to get rich quick. When it comes to the crunch Larry wants to tour the world and live a life of relative poverty while he finds himself (very New Age for so long ago!) Isabel is horrified at the prospect and marries the man who has been desperate to wed her - even though she is not in love with the All American Boy...The book then meanders around France discovering as though through snapshots how Larry had attempted to find spiritual fulfillment - in the mines of Belgium, the farms of Germany, with the gurus in India - and rescuing the distraught women of France. I'm not certain that it is entirely successful, but it is thought-provoking....Rating 7/10
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