The Gates of Wrath: The Fourth of the Chronicles of Martindale

"The Gates of Wrath" continues the stories of the major characters of the previous novels.
Helmuth Schilling has gone off to the war in America, leaving Caroline at home to finely balanced her love for both her husband and Richard Turner.
Jane Turner continually tests Richard, so certain is she that he loves Caroline rather than herself. Richard; like Caroline, is torn between two relationships.
Sir Charles and Lady Marian Martin are deeply in love and life has never been so good for them. However, both Sir James Hannibal Wright and Elysia, Marchioness of Studland have other plans for them.
Abigail Turner is becoming ever more bitter and dissatisfied, especially as both her sisters are now married too and are happy. Frank is rapidly losing patience with his wife snobbery and shrewishness.
Roderick Villiers has escaped from the clutches of Roberta Fisher, but at the cost of losing the theatre he loves and his place in the hearts of the people of Martindale.
Annie, Geordie Cook and George Murphy are still in the pie business, but George has soon some hard lessons about life to learn.
Sarah and Jack Nicholson are living happily together, however, Sarah is given the opportunity to become more than a working man's wife.
The 'Deacon' reappears, determined to have his revenge for his humiliation at the New Church Asylum, dragging with him unwilling accomplices.
All in all, the Chronicles of Martindale continue to fill and who knows where or when they will end?