Ernest Hemingway WWI novel (1,8,2,4)

I believe the answer is:

a farewell to arms

(Other definitions for a farewell to arms that I've seen before include "experience for the Venus de Milo?" , "what one handing in weapon might say" , "valediction from the Venus de Milo?" , "Work of Ernest" , "comment on the Venus de Milo?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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