In Their Wisdom — C. P. Snow

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'In Their Wisdom' by C. P. Snow is a novel of British society, politics and class, centred on a bitter legal dispute over a contested will. When a wealthy elderly man leaves his fortune to his companion’s son rather than his estranged daughter, the case draws in lawyers, politicians and members of the upper classes. Shortlisted for the 1974 Booker Prize, the novel explores inheritance, ambition, personal loyalties and the changing world of the British establishment.