The Duke's Children

Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

Description

In the final installment of Anthony Trollope’s acclaimed Palliser series, the Duke’s household becomes a battleground of affection, duty, and social expectation. As his children pursue marriages of their own choosing—against the Duke’s carefully measured plans—scheming, persuasion, and misjudgment ripple through drawing rooms and family councils alike. Blending the sharp social observation of Victorian politics with a more intimate, almost Austen-like focus on romance and class, the novel explores how love collides with inheritance, reputation, and the power of parental consent. With Trollope’s characteristic wit and humane realism, the story turns on the question of whether a family can truly govern the future—or whether the heart will find its own way.