Maid in Waiting

Maid in Waiting is the first novel in the final trilogy of John Galsworthy's renowned Forsyte Chronicles, continuing the saga of the Forsyte family—representative figures of Victorian society. This seventh installment explores their intricate relationships, fortunes, and the inevitable cycles of love and loss. Celebrated for its social satire and character depth, the series has been hailed as a landmark of 20th-century literature, with Galsworthy awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.