Description
Set in the late nineteenth century, this novel follows George Somerset, a young architect drawn into the orbit of Paula Power, the heiress to a vast railroad fortune. As he undertakes restoration work, Somerset becomes entangled in a web of competing loyalties and expectations that test the boundaries between duty, ambition, and the instinct for love. At its heart, the story explores indecision and the consequences of choosing too late—where social power, personal desire, and moral compromise collide. True to Thomas Hardy’s distinctive style, the narrative blends psychological realism with a brooding sense of fate, asking what it truly costs to live by appearances rather than conviction.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon & Brown
Published Mar 28, 2013
440 pages
ISBN: 9781613824825
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First Published
1881
Language
eng
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