Free (Kindle) Family Ties by Marguerite Steen [Vintage Literary Brotherhood Drama]

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Family Ties by the late English author Marguerite Steen (Wikipedia), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature whose works enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, is her vintage standalone literary fiction family drama novel focusing on sibling rivalry and solidarity elements, exploring the complicated ties surrounding two half-brothers who jointly set up a publishing firm, but find themselves running into personal and professional troubles as they begin to disagree more and more, and become embroiled in situations exarcerbated by their respective spouses and in-laws, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press's Odyssey imprint.

This was originally published in 1939 by Collins.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
When Simon Crome and his half-brother, Daniel Lygon, set up a publishing firm, they work as hard as possible to ensure its success…

Of course, it helps that Simon’s wealthy father-in-law, Sir Harry Matlock is keen to support their venture.

Except that Sir Harry’s generosity towards Simon and his wife Christian embarrasses and frustrates Simon, who is anxious to bring up his family and keep his wife in the way he can afford.

Even more frustrating is the fact that Harry dictates the tone of books Simon publishes.

Eager to propel the business further, Simon agrees to take on a highly controversial book, much to Sir Harry’s disapproval.

But Simon is willing to fight for the book and it’s not long before his state of affairs turn ugly…

To add further scandal, Daniel and his wife, Eliza, are seeking a divorce.

With Eliza’s infidelity, and Daniel eager for pleasures beyond the marital home, the scandal of divorce overshadows the pressures of the publishing firm.

Meanwhile, Daniel finds himself falling in love with Christian’s sister, Lydia. But does he love her as much as he thinks and do they really stand a chance?

Clandestine meetings and nights snatched here and there is not the way Lydia wants to spend the rest of her life and it seems Lydia cannot break Eliza’s hold over Daniel.

As Simon and Christian’s lives take them through a rollercoaster of stress and emotional heartbreak, and with the negative publicity hanging over Simon’s head, will their love stand the toughest test a family faces?

Family Ties is a dramatic literary tale that explores the bonds of family and how far you have to go to truly break them.