Part 1, Chapter 1, The Tryst (In the Garden of Chapelle Expiatoire) Summary

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse follows several members of a multi-cultural family as World War I wages on around them. The novel begins in the days leading up to the war introducing the Desnoyers family, the father, a retired rancher, his Argentinean wife, and their two children, son Julio and daughter Chichi. Also introduced are the family's German cousins. As the war begins, the family cannot believe that such a war can be bad for their family or their country. However, as the war continues and they suffer many losses, the family quickly learns that war is not an affair to be taken lightly. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a timeless story about family, love, and loss that will continue to be...