Book description
London of the 1880s: The Forsyte family is gathered - gloves,
waistcoats, feathers and frocks - to celebrate the engagement of young
June Forstye to an architect, Philip Bosinney. The family are intrigued
but wary of this stranger in their midst, who they nickname 'the
Buccaneer'. Amongst those present are Soames Forsyte and his beautiful
wife Irene - his most prized possession. With that meeting a chain of
heartbreaking and tragic events is set in motion that will split the
family to the very core... John Galsworthy was born on August 14,
1867, in Surrey and came from an established, wealthy family. Called to
the Bar in 1890, he soon decided to abandon law and turn to writing. THE
FORSYTE SAGA is his most celebrated work, but he was also a successful
dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. In
1891 Galsworthy met his cousin's wife Ada Nemesis Pearson and they
embarked on a scandalous affair, eventually marrying after Ada's divorce
in 1905. John Galsworthy died on January 31, 1933.
