A true American classic, A Farewell to Arms is the extraordinary story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his yearning for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway’s writing makes one feel alive with his rich detail Henry convinces himself he "did not love Catherine Barkley nor had any idea of loving her. This was a game, like bridge, in which you said things instead of playing cards." Hemingway's true to life …showed first 75 words of 275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 275 total…sergeant under his command to leave the war behind. Following that he dives into the river to escape. Henry finds Catherine in Stresa. With the help of the Italian bartender, they escape to Switzerland in a small boat and try to forget the war. All is well until Catherine goes into labor and things decline and go terribly wrong……. A story of love pain, loyalty and desertion, A Farewell to Arms, a landmark for reading.