A most beautiful, moving and human book
Vita Sackville-West
A novel of great power
Times Literary Supplement
Flawless... such mastery of narrative, imagery and feeling, the prerequisites for great prose
- Edna O'Brien, Guardian
It seems such simple and straightforward language, but it isn't. The first chapter of <i>A Farewell to Arms</i> is only two and a bit pages but there is almost every variety of sentence structure. It is incredibly artful writing, and part of the art is disguising that it is artful.
- John Harvey, Guardian
Essential Hemingway...a gripping account of the life of an American volunteer in the Italian army and a poignant love story.
Daily Express