The Quest of Glory

December 1742. The French army lies ragged and starving in siege-worn Prague, and winter bites deep. Among the demoralized officers stands young Lieutenant Georges d'Espagnac, his faith in glory not yet dimmed by the realities of war. As the siege grinds on and hope grows thin, Georges must confront what it truly means to pursue honor when the world offers only hardship, betrayal, and the slow erosion of ideal. Marjorie Bowen writes with sharp-eyed compassion about the collision between romantic youth and bitter history. The novel follows not only Georges but a circle of French officers, each wrestling differently with questions of duty, ambition, and what we owe to causes that may not deserve our sacrifice. It is a story about the death of illusions and whether anything noble can survive the crucible of experience.