While not one of the best in the Morland Dynasty series, The Question proved to be another solid addition with some great moments.

This book opens in 1898 and follows the family into the 20th century. Significant events include the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the suffragist movement, and the introduction of the motor car. As always, the Morlands experience the usual family transitions—births, debuts, marriages, new careers, deaths—and several events that are specific to their era. There’s a Morland who goes to South Africa to fight the Boers, another is at court when the queen dies, and another risks arrest in the suffragist movement.

The storytelling was rather fragmented, with each section focusing on a totally different issue and not seeming clearly related to the other sections. Also, the sections on the Boer war were pretty dull, which was disappointing given Harrod-Eagles's usual skill at battle scenes.

On the other hand, the discussions of the concentration camps were fascinating, and Harrod-Eagles, as always, manages to show how people on both sides got some things right and others wrong. She also does a great job getting at the complexity of the issues involved in the suffragist movement.

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The Morland family move into the 1900's in this book. Again, they are involved in the major historical events of the time, including the Boer War, death of Queen Victoria and the women's vote. Another pleasant instalment. ( )