The God in the Car: A Novel

A social satire about a group of acquaintances drawn into the promotion of a speculative company and the private ambitions it disturbs. A persuasive promoter courts introductions and capital while provoking distrust among established families and suitors; clubroom talk, parliamentary intrigue and flirtations complicate loyalties. The narrative traces shifting alliances, meddling interventions, and debates over a railway scheme as personal and financial reputations are tested. Tension crescendos in a tense nocturnal episode on the road and in decisive meetings that resolve both the business venture and the characters' romantic entanglements.