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Maid In Waiting (1931)

de John Galsworthy

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Sèrie: End of the Chapter (1), The Forsyte Chronicles (7)

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This sweeping family saga now moves to the lives and loves of the Cherrells in the early 30s, cousins by marriage to the Forsytes. An old English family, their one constant in an age of change and uncertainty is their ancestral home, Condaford Grange. It is especially precious to young Elizabeth Cherrell, or 'Dinny', whose family is everything to her. And when her brother faces extradition to South America, falsely accused of murder, and her cousin is threatened by her mentally unstable husband, Dinny does everything she can to shield them from harm.… (més)
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La novela se desarrolla en la década de los años treinta, con la amenaza de una nueva guerra en Europa, llena de incertidumbre un mundo de valores morales que evolucionan de modo vertiginoso, espoleados por el desempleo.
  Natt90 | Nov 15, 2022 |
This is the first book in the last trilogy of Galsworthy's monumental 9-volume saga of the a family from the late 19th Century through the early 1930's. Although I have read the first 6 books, I never read the last three because they center on a totally different family - the Cherrells - who are cousins of Michael Mont (husband to Fleur nee Forsyte).

For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Galsworthy’s portrayal of the effect of political change on the characters illustrate the difficulty the upper classes had in adjusting to post World War I life.

The main character in this book is Elizabeth 'Dinny' Cherrel, a young woman of 22, clever, beautiful and witty, who has no intention to marry and likes to solve the problems of the people she loves.

The main problem throughout this novel is Dinny's brother, Hubert. He is a soldier and while on medical leave from the RAF, went with an American scientist to Bolivia, was left alone with the expedition, and he ended up shooting a man (though he claims it was in self-defense). Unfortunately for him, the American Scientist, writes a newspaper article about his failed research and expresses dismay at Hubert's behavior, which stirs up the matter both with the Bolivian authorities that want to extradite him to their country for trial, and with the House of Commons when an MP excoriates him from the floor of Parliament

Of course, it's an unbearable thought that a Cherrell should go through all this – and that the English court should believe a "half-caste" Bolivian's word against an Englishmen. (Modern readers need to be prepared for multiple racist expressions that would not be allowed in today's fiction). For example, Dinny's Aunt Em (Michael Mont's mother) expresses herself about Hubert's situation as follows:

Ah! Hubert, yes. You know, I think he made a mistake to flog those men. Shootin' them one can quite understand, but floggin' is so physical and like the old Duke."
"Don't you feel inclined to flog carters when they lash overloaded horses up-hill, Auntie?"
"Yes, I do. Was that what they were doin'?"
"Practically, only worse. They used to twist the mules' tails and stick their knives into them, and generally play hell with the poor brutes."
"Did they? I'm so glad he flogged them; though I've never liked mules ever since we went up the Gemmi. Do you remember, Lawrence?"
Sir Lawrence nodded. On his face was the look, affectionate but quizzical, which Dinny always connected with Aunt Em.
"Why, Auntie?"
"They rolled on me; not they exactly, but the one I was ridin'. They tell me it's the only time a mule has ever rolled on anybody--surefooted."


Hubert if pretty much a drip - the kind of British man who would be parodied decades later by Monty Python as an upper-middle class twit, so it's a good thing that he has someone as resourceful as Dinny around to bail him out. not only does she lobby various men of influence on her brother's behalf, she also finds him a wife in the person of Jean Tasberg, another member of the landed aristocracy

In the end, all ends well, and the comfortable life of the British upper classes lives to rule another day. However, the handwriting of their demise is on the wall. ( )
  etxgardener | Oct 16, 2020 |
Dinny the meddler
matchmaking, mental patients
nothing is sacred. ( )
  Eggpants | Jun 25, 2020 |
I was concerned about continuing the story of the Forsytes, as the last few books had been very focussed on Fleur and I find her difficult to get on with. She strikes me as rather selfish and not terribly likeable.
This book follows more closely Michael Mont's cousins and the Uncles that seem to tie them together. Dinny is the main character (Elizabeth, but called Dinny throughout) and she has far more about her, her main concerns are he brother and family and she is a much more engaging character.
The are a very different family frm the Forsytes, in that they have been landed gentry since the conquest, and have now fallen on harder times. They have in their ranks a judge, scholar, soldier, clergyman and landowner and have the solidity of knowing who their great (times many) grandfather was. They have none of Soames' insecurities about property and origins, probably because they are from a different class. But they are far more class-less than Soames.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it has significant degrees of light and shade and is a marked imrpovement on the last couple of books. Now looking foward to book 8 and finishing the sequence. ( )
  Helenliz | Jan 6, 2020 |
In this, the first book of the trilogy End of the Chapter, the main characters are members of Fleur's husband, Michael Mont’s’s family. Initially I found the writing style less polished than the books that went before, and thought it might have been an early piece reworked. However, when I started to read Simonson's The Summer Before the War alongside, it proved that less than perfect writing by Galsworthy is still a cut above. So, although the beginning was less engaging than some of the previous books in the Forsyte Chronicles, its merit held up when compared to the contemporary work.

There are repercussions following an expedition when Hubert Cherrell, Mont’s cousin, killed a Bolivian muleteer in a violent altercation. His sister Dinny tries to solve his predicament through negotiations and receives a couple of marriage proposals along the way. The other storyline was about the mental health issues of the husband of a family friend. Galsworthy’s characters are vivid, he is insightful about his era and brings it to life. While not up to the high drama of the Forsytes, this is well worth reading. ( )
  VivienneR | Jul 9, 2018 |
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