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.

C. P. Snow Complete three volume set of Strangers and Brothers: Time of Hope, George Passant, Conscience of Rich, Light and Dark, Masters, New Men, Homecomings, Affair, Corridors of Power, Sleep of Reason, Last Things

Literature & Fiction

C.P. SNOW

Contemporary

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HOMECOMINGS

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.

Time of Hope (Strangers and Brothers Novel 3)

THE SEARCH

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Variety of men

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.

The Sleep of Reason

The last in the 'Strangers and Brothers' series has Sir Lewis Eliot's heart stop briefly during an operation. During recovery he passes judgement on his achievements and dreams. Concerns fall from him leaving only ironic tolerance. His son Charles takes up his father's burdens and like his father, he is involved in the struggles of class and wealth, but he challenges the Establishment, risking his future in political activities.

Last Things

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.

George Passant - Formerly Strangers and Brothers

Literary

The Malcontents

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A dispute over the contested will of a self-made millionaire reaches into the courts, a hospital surgery, and the House of Lords

In Their Wisdom

Genre Fiction

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