Matters of Chance

The story of the Shurtliffs of Ohio, an upper-crust family which practices noblesse oblige, including setting an example. He is a lawyer who does his duty in World War II in the navy, she is a faithful wife, they have two adopted daughters who are well brought up and there are no scandals.

First sentence: Away from home for the first time at a boarding school he did not (then) much like, Morgan Shurtliff was a shy, lonely, fourteen-year-old dreamer, a bright though erratic student, a passionate reader.

Year

1997

Language

English

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Editions

4

Pages

448

ISBN

9780060929527

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