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Economic storm clouds gather as bad political weather is forecast for the nation. Three elderly peers look on from the sidelines of the House of Lords and wonder if it will mean the end of a certain way of life. Against this background is set a court struggle over a disputed will that escalates into an almighty battle.]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:31:17 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/126184-a_coat_of_varnish.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/126184-a_coat_of_varnish.html
Humphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook. She is waiting for her test results, fearing cancer. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear she has ten days to enjoy her new lease of life. And then she is found murdered.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:56:58 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/126185-corridors_of_power.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/126185-corridors_of_power.html
The corridors and committee rooms of Whitehall are the setting for the ninth in the Strangers and Brothers series. They are also home to the manipulation of political power. Roger Quaife wages his ban-the-bomb campaign from his seat in the Cabinet and his office at the Ministry. The stakes are high as he employs his persuasiveness.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:56:58 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158531-the_new_men.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158531-the_new_men.html
It is the onset of World War II in the fifth in the Strangers and Brothers series. A group of Cambridge scientists are working on atomic fission. But there are consequences for the men who are affected by it. Hiroshima also causes mixed personal reactions.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:36:01 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/144274-the_conscience_of_the_rich.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/144274-the_conscience_of_the_rich.html
Seventh in the Strangers and Brothers series, this is a novel of conflict exploring the world of the great Anglo-Jewish banking families between the two World Wars. Charles March is heir to one of these families and is beginning to make a name for himself at the Bar. When he wishes to change his way of life and do something useful he is forced into a quarrel with his father, his family and his religion.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:48:11 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158533-the_malcontents.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158533-the_malcontents.html
Thomas Freer is a prosperous solicitor who is also the Registrar, responsible for his cathedral's legal business. His son Stephen is one of a secret group of young men and women known as the core. When Stephen's group activities land them in terrible trouble, no one guesses that the consequences will lead to a death and more.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:36:02 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/162972-time_of_hope.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/162972-time_of_hope.html
Time of Hope is the third in the Strangers and Brothers series and tells the story of Lewis Eliot's early life. As a child he is faced with his father's bankruptcy. As a young man, he finds his career at the Bar hindered by a neurotic wife. Separation from her is impossible however.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:05:57 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/133913-george_passant.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/133913-george_passant.html
In the first of the Strangers and Brothers series Lewis Eliot tells the story of George Passant, a Midland solicitor's managing clerk and idealist who tries to bring freedom to a group of people in the years 1925 to 1933.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:10:22 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158530-the_light_and_the_dark.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158530-the_light_and_the_dark.html
The Light and the Dark is the second in the Strangers and Brothers series. The story is set in Cambridge, but the plot also moves to Monte Carlo, Berlin and Switzerland. Lewis Eliot narrates the career of a childhood friend. Roy Calvert is a brilliant but controversial linguist who is about to be elected to a fellowship.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:36:01 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/160073-the_sleep_of_reason.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/160073-the_sleep_of_reason.html
The penultimate novel in the Strangers and Brothers series takes Goya's theme of monsters that appear in our sleep. The sleep of reason here is embodied in the ghastly murders of children that involve torture and sadism.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:33:16 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/135111-homecomings.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/135111-homecomings.html
Homecomings is the sixth in the Strangers and Brothers series and sequel to Time of Hope. This complete story in its own right follows Lewis Eliot's life through World War II. After his first wife's death his work at the Ministry assumes a larger role. It is not until his second marriage that Eliot is able to commit himself emotionally.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:13:19 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158532-the_masters.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/158532-the_masters.html
The fourth in the Strangers and Brothers series begins with the dying Master of a Cambridge college. His imminent demise causes intense rivalry and jealousy amongst the other fellows. Former friends become enemies as the election looms.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:36:02 +0200 https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/159025-the_physicists.html https://language.library.land/c-p-snow/159025-the_physicists.html
C. P. Snow's sketches of famous physicists and explanation of how atomic weapons were developed gives an overview of science often lacking. This study provides us with hope for the future as well as anecdotes from history.]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:44:57 +0200