Maven Books
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In Chancery by John Forsyte
A continuation of the Forsyte Chronicles, I think I liked this one a little bit less than The Man of Property, but it was still enjoyable. I missed some of the characters from the previous book, but there was still plenty of drama to keep things interesting. I do wish there were more of Irene's perspective, rather than treating her as a thing of beauty and not a whole person (which I think was one of Virginia Woolf's criticisms of these books).
This series continues to be a bit of a guilty pleasure, as it's a rather richly done -- and engrossing -- soap opera. The historical tidbits interspersed throughout make it more interesting and help make the time period more vivid.
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