A rural English family endures as the Great War ends--and more storm
clouds loom--in this saga from the New York Times-bestselling author
of the Avenue novels.
Through hard work and love of the land, Boer War vet Paul Craddock has
transformed the sprawling West Country estate of Shallowford. With his
wife and three children he enjoys a peaceful country life. But war has
begun its inevitable march across England, and this remote corner of
Devon cannot escape its cruel destruction. Young farmers of the
village--barely men when they enlist--are dying in the field or coming
home to a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. Yet as the Great War
ends and another threatens to erupt, Craddock's faith and the strength
he derives from his family will sustain him and his beloved village
through trying, tumultuous times.
Filled with vivid imagery and timeless emotion, this is the
unforgettable story of a farming family and a vanishing way of life.
Post of Honour is the second novel in R. F. Delderfield's A Horseman
Riding By saga, which begins with Long Summer Day and continues with
The Green Gauntlet.