The Conscience of the Rich
Oct 2024 · The Strangers and Brothers Novels Book 3 · Open Road Media
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An emotional gulf forms between a young Jewish barrister and his father in a "wise, beautifully controlled and deeply moving novel" set in prewar England ( The New York Times Book Review).
The scion of a wealthy Anglo-Jewish family, Charles March, is expected to fulfill the ambitions his father has for him. The young man, a friend of Lewis Eliot, shows great promise as a barrister. But an abrupt career change—and marriage to a woman deemed both unworthy and untrustworthy—drives a wedge between father and son, ultimately putting the family's good name at risk.
"Snow is rare among contemporary novelists in the quiet conviction with which he expresses love between brother and sister, son and father, husband and wife." — The New York Times Book Review
"Leisurely, intelligent and incisive." — Kirkus Reviews
"Together, the [Strangers and Brothers] sequence presents a vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life." —Jeffrey Archer, The Guardian
The scion of a wealthy Anglo-Jewish family, Charles March, is expected to fulfill the ambitions his father has for him. The young man, a friend of Lewis Eliot, shows great promise as a barrister. But an abrupt career change—and marriage to a woman deemed both unworthy and untrustworthy—drives a wedge between father and son, ultimately putting the family's good name at risk.
"Snow is rare among contemporary novelists in the quiet conviction with which he expresses love between brother and sister, son and father, husband and wife." — The New York Times Book Review
"Leisurely, intelligent and incisive." — Kirkus Reviews
"Together, the [Strangers and Brothers] sequence presents a vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life." —Jeffrey Archer, The Guardian
An emotional gulf forms between a young Jewish barrister and his father in a "wise, beautifully controlled and deeply moving novel" set in prewar England ( The New York Times Book Review).
The scion of a wealthy Anglo-Jewish family, Charles March, is expected to fulfill the ambitions his father ...
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Charles Percy Snow was a scientist, novelist, and public intellectual. Born in Leicester in 1905, Snow attended the University of Leicester and Cambridge University, where he became a fellow of Christ's College. Knighted Baron Snow in 1957, he served under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is best known as the author of the eleven-book Strangers and Brothers series of novels (1940–1970), which provide an insider's view on the influence of outside forces on academic institutions. Snow's novel In Their Wisdom was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1974. He was married to novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson until his death in 1980.
Charles Percy Snow was a scientist, novelist, and public intellectual. Born in Leicester in 1905, Snow attended the University of Leicester and Cambridge University, where he became a fellow of Christ's College. Knighted Baron Snow in 1957, he served under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is best...
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