Title: The Founder of the House
Description: Set in nineteenth century Paris, Vienna and London, The Founder of the House is the first in a series of multi-generational stories about the Gollantz family, whose patriarch is a Jewish antique dealer. 

Hermann Gollantz lives his life according to the principles of loyalty, honesty and honour instilled in him as a child. But these ideals are ruthlessly exploited by his wife's family, threatening everything that is important to him. Protecting his beloved wife, Rachel, from the truth carries a great cost.

As a young man, Emmanuel, becomes involved with the inner circle of the Viennese Court, where his passion for the married baroness, Caroline Lukoes, has far-reaching consequences both for himself and the House of Gollantz.

This seven-novel series explores how one family's destiny is shaped by the politics and attitudes of the time, as well as by the choices and actions of its own members.