Dombey and Son (Penguin English Library)

Paul Dombey, a wealthy London merchant and owner of a shipping firm, views life through a purely commercial lens, running his household as he runs his business: coldly and calculatingly. He pins all his hopes for the firm's future on his son, neglecting his motherless daughter, Florence, whom he sees as merely a 'base coin that couldn't be invested.' Florence desperately craves affection from her unloving father. As Dombey's callousness extends to others, including his defiant second wife Edith, he sows the seeds of his own destruction. The novel is a compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride and explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and society, raising the question of whether this heartless businessman can be redeemed.

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