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A Heritage and its History (1959)

von Ivy Compton-Burnett

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A Heritage and its History tells the story of 69 year old Sir Edwin Challoner, and his extended family. Unmarried, and with no direct issue, Challoner's closest relation, and business associate, is his younger brother Hamish. When Hamish dies of a heart condition, his son Simon prepares to take over as head of the house, as everyone assumes that Sir Edwin will also die in a matter of months. However, Sir Edwin surprises everyone by announcing his marriage to Rhoda, his neighbour, also more than 40 years his junior. Following the return from their honeymoon, Rhoda succumbs to a moment of unbridled passion with Simon, her new husband's nephew. When Rhoda falls pregnant, there is no question who has fathered the child. A Heritage and its History, gets right to the heart of this family as it splits into factions, growing increasingly bitter and resentful. The reader watches on in amazement as two families become more and more entangled, and the path to the inheritance of this once great house and title becomes ever more twisted. Sooner or later, the secret must come out...

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all in conversation. i found this challenging in my first book but now enjoy it. ( )
1 abstimmen mahallett | May 24, 2016 |
2680 A Heritage and Its History, by I. Compton-Burnett (read 26 Nov 1994) This tells of the Challoner house, held by Sir Simon. After his brother dies, he, at age 70, marries. His nephew and prospective heir impregnates his uncle's wife and this is the story of the resulting complications. This book is very well-done, even though it is about all dialogue. The blurb says her books demand "a connoisseur's palate and total attention," which is true. I liked the book I read by this author 40 years ago (Darkness and Day) and it is surprising I waited this long to read another by her. ( )
1 abstimmen Schmerguls | Mar 29, 2008 |
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Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

A Heritage and its History tells the story of 69 year old Sir Edwin Challoner, and his extended family. Unmarried, and with no direct issue, Challoner's closest relation, and business associate, is his younger brother Hamish. When Hamish dies of a heart condition, his son Simon prepares to take over as head of the house, as everyone assumes that Sir Edwin will also die in a matter of months. However, Sir Edwin surprises everyone by announcing his marriage to Rhoda, his neighbour, also more than 40 years his junior. Following the return from their honeymoon, Rhoda succumbs to a moment of unbridled passion with Simon, her new husband's nephew. When Rhoda falls pregnant, there is no question who has fathered the child. A Heritage and its History, gets right to the heart of this family as it splits into factions, growing increasingly bitter and resentful. The reader watches on in amazement as two families become more and more entangled, and the path to the inheritance of this once great house and title becomes ever more twisted. Sooner or later, the secret must come out...

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