Hal's story is in fact more of a detective story, in which he investigates the circumstances revolving around Kester Godwin's apparent suicide.
Hal (Part 6), Harry's son, who unlike his father is close to Kester. Harry (Part 5), John's son and Kester's cousin, who resents Kester's inheritance of Oxmoon and is engaged in a lifelong feud over the same that ends only with Kester's death. Kester (Part 4), Robert and Ginevra's son (and John's nephew), a gifted writer but a terrible financial manager. John Godwin (Part 3), Robert's brother, a sensitive soul trapped in spiritual limbo following the death of his first wife, torn between convention and passion. Ginevra is haunted by an even darker secret from her past that threatens her relationship with Robert's family and her marriage to Robert and. Ginevra "Ginette" (Part 2), Robert's cousin and later Robert's wife. His high-handed attitude and dominating personality makes him aloof from his siblings, with two exceptions being. Robert "the Winner" Godwin (Part 1) The eldest of five brothers (the others being John, Lionel, Edmund and Thomas) Robert is apparently a successful lawyer based in London and the heir apparent of a family of Welsh rural gentry which while seemingly happy, successful and prosperous, has a skeleton or two in the closet that as usual involves murder and adultery. The book is divided into six parts, each one based on the point-of-view of several characters, namely: The book's main events all revolve around a stately Georgian era home named Oxmoon, and are set on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, spanning a period of over forty years in which the owners of Oxmoon all have to face immense challenges, financial hardship and even personal tragedy. The Wheel of Fortune (1984) is a novel by Susan Howatch and recounts the trials and tribulations of a fictitious British family, the Godwins, who appear to be part of the minor aristocracy.Īs the title of the novel and Boethius' comments on Fortune as printed on the first page of the very first part suggest, defying the ravages of time and fate forms a central theme to this novel, where the six primary characters seek to challenge fate or to make their own destinies regardless of the social norms or circumstances of the time. 
Hamish Hamilton (UK) Simon & Schuster (US)
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