The Forsyte Saga 2: In Chancery

The Forsyte Saga 2: In Chancery

by JohnGalsworthy (Author)

Synopsis

Separated from his wife Irene for some years now, Soames Forsyte has resigned himself to the fact she's never coming back. But as he grows older and richer, he yearns for an heir. When he confronts Irene, the raw wounds of his past passion are exposed and he will do anything to claim back what is his. Then his cousin Jolyon Forsyte moves in to protect and champion Irene and the old rift in the family splinters into new jealousy, hatred and fear. But this time it runs too deeply for forgiveness...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 06 Sep 2007

ISBN 10: 0755340868
ISBN 13: 9780755340866
Book Overview: The compulsive second novel in The Forsyte Saga pulsates with passion and furious enmity

Author Bio

John Galsworthy was born on August 14, 1867, in Surrey and came from an established, wealthy family. Called to the Bar in 1890, he soon decided to abandon law and turn to writing. THE FORSYTE SAGA is his most celebrated work, but he was also a successful dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932.
In 1891 Galsworthy met his cousin's wife Ada Nemesis Pearson and they embarked on a scandalous affair, eventually marrying after Ada's divorce in 1905. John Galsworthy died on January 31, 1933.