After the death of his sister, Canadian teenager Robert Ross signs up for the army to fight in the World War I. Although World War I is a primary focus of the book, The Wars also focuses on more personal wars, such as the battle Robert is fighting within himself. It explores the loss of innocence on several levels, both before Robert goes off to war and during the fighting itself. The structure of the novel is unique and alternates between first, second and third person points of view.
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