ISBN Doctor Thorne TV Tie-In with a foreword by Julian Fellowes ( The Chronicles of Barsetshire ) 544 pages English

Now adapted for ITV by Julian Fellowes Doctor Thorne is the compelling story in which rank wealth and personal feeling are pitted against one another. The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece Mary Thorne a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma: should he save the estate or marry the girl he loves? Mary too has to battle her feelings knowing that marrying Frank would ruin his family and fly in the face of his mother's opposition. Her pride is matched by that of her uncle Dr Thorne who has to decide whether to reveal a secret that would resolve Frank's difficulty or to uphold the innate merits of his own family heritage. The character of Dr Thorne reflects Trollope's own contradictory feelings about the value of tradition and the need for change. His subtle portrayal and the comic skill and gentle satire with which the story is developed are among the many pleasures of this delightful novel.