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| My Son, My Son
| | Howard Spring
| The story of William Essex, who rose from humble beginnings to become a successful dramatist and novelist, and his friend Dermot O'Riordon, a fervent Irish patriot and founder of a great London furnishing house; and their sons, Oliver Essex and Rory O'Riordon. Plus some other assorted characters, from old Mr Moscrop and his daughter Nellie, and Maeve O'Riordon. Those boys grow up in friendship, but the passing years create circumstances that divide them as their fathers learn the hard way that sons do not always develop the way a parent might wish. This is a terrific novel, well worth seeking out.
When it was first published it had the title O Absalom!, but this was soon changed to avoid a clash with an American novel by William Faulkner.
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