In Chancery [The Forsyte Chronicles 02] - John Galsworthy

In Chancery begins where The Man of Propertyand its subsequent interludeleft off, pursuing Soames and Irene Forsyte across Edwardian England, meanwhile highlighting the failing marriage of Soamess sister, Winifred. Galsworthy juxtaposes the two relationships while bringing more members of the Forsyte clan into the drama, making for one of the most thought-provoking and entertaining satires on marriage and social class in the annals of British literature.

 Following the events of The Man of Property and the brief and profoundly touching interlude Indian Summer of a Forsyte, siblings Soames and Winifred find themselves facing marital discord. Both Forsytes contemplate divorce, though Soames finds he is unwilling to let go of Irene, stalking her at home and abroad despite her reluctance to reconcile. When Irene inherits money from a patriarch within the Forsyte clan, Soames begins to suspect infidelities between his wife and his cousin Jolyon. But are his suspicions based on reality or the possessiveness that has haunted his marriage all along?

 Meticulously detailed and deliciously suspenseful, In Chancery is the pivotal second installment in the acclaimed Forsyte Saga and one of Nobel laureate John Galsworthys finest novels.

ISBN: 0140018050

Pages: 320

Paperback; cover has small creases; pages tanned

Penguin, 1969

Good condition

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