I think they appear in later stories, so I'll read on. I actually found myself cheering for Soames in one part. Although their personalities remain the same, they become much more complex and redeeming qualities arise in both of them. I found them despicable and really disliked the way they manipulated people. What I found interesting is that in the past volumes of the Forsyte Saga, these 2 were the villains of the story for me. Jon is briefly mentioned in passing as now living in the United States, but the focus is really on Fleur and her father. What is sadly missing from this story is anything about the Jolyon Forsyte side of the family. Soames is caught in a banking scandal that throws him once more in the public eye. Fleur, who is marrying Michael because she can't have her cousin Jon Forsyte, struggles with a marriage that is empty of love and a sense of purpose. The epic story of the Forsyte family continues into the 1920's with the focus on Fleur and her husband Michael Mont.
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