It is a meeting that the two sides of the family would rather had never happened, though Jolyon & Irene are more accommodating to Fleur than Soames is to the idea of her having anything to do with Jolyon ever again. The story starts to gain a little traction when there is a chance meeting between Fleur, Soames’ daughter, and the youngest Jolyon, who is here mostly referred to as Jon. This volume is rather slow to get started as we are reintroduced to the surviving members of the Forsyte clan, as well as recounting the passing of those who haven’t survived this far. But could they remain separate forever? Of course not. They’ve brought up their respective families as strangers to one another. We pick up the story in the 1920s with Soames and Jolyon now old men who haven’t spoken to each for a long time. If you haven’t read the first 2 parts, then this will be unlikely to make much sense to you. As this is the 3rd part of a trilogy, this review comes with an inevitable *spoiler warning*.
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