The Belton Estate Book

I belong to the Anthony Trollope Society on Facebook. The Belton Estate was picked as one of the favorites by many, so I thought I would read it.

Like every Trollope novel I have ever read, the characters are so well portrayed by the author that you feel you inhabit each one as you read.

There were many plotlines here: the typical love triangle, the intriguing rebellion of Clara who refuses to eschew the friendship of a woman with a scandalous past, the embarrassment of Clara when she realizes she has fallen in love with the wrong suitor and yet, her mortification at setting it all right. As always, certain of the characters wrestle with ethical questions, while others are not so troubled.