Struggling to reclaim their identity, the brothers find Eleanor's sympathy toward the woman and her sons confounding. The brothers see their identity and success as inextricably tied to family loyalty - a loyalty they always believed their father shared. Eleanor and Rupert had made an admirable life together - Eleanor with her sly wit and generosity, Rupert with his ambition and English charm - and they were proud of their handsome, talented sons: Harry, a brash law professor Will, a savvy Hollywood agent Sam, an astute doctor and scientific researcher Jack, a jazz trumpet prodigy Tom, a public-spirited federal prosecutor. In disconcerting contrast, their mother, Eleanor, is cool and calm, showing preternatural composure. The Falkes brothers are pitched into turmoil, at once missing their father and feeling betrayed by him. Six months after Rupert Falkes dies, leaving a grieving widow and five adult sons, an unknown woman sues his estate, claiming she had two sons by him.

The Falkes brothers are pitched into turmoil, at once missing their Brilliantly wrought, incisive, and stirring, The Heirs tells the story of an upper-crust Manhattan family coming undone after the death of their patriarch. Brilliantly wrought, incisive, and stirring, The Heirs tells the story of an upper-crust Manhattan family coming undone after the death of their patriarch.

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