โ Scribed by Louis Auchincloss
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Louis Auchincloss is writing here at the top of his remarkable powers as an observer of contemporary America.The Partners is a group portrait of men -- and women in what is mostly a man's world -- whose common bond is their work. Within that bond each one pursues different answers to the search for money, power, love, revenge, or a meaning in life.
They occupy the chief seats of influence, but there are always pressures threatening to unseat them. An ambitious member can upset the balance in a bold bid for power, a young associate can do it by a foolish mistake, and the clients are susceptible to many kinds of discontent or the deft attractions of a rival firm.
The Partners is a masterful characterization of lawyers and of the people in whose service they gain riches and prestige. It is a story of the small but distinguished New York firm of Shepard, Putney and Cox, and particularly of one of the senior partners, Beekman Ehninger.
When he was younger,...
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