The Turnstile

"The Turnstile" by A. E. W. Mason is a story that starts with Robert and Joan Daventry, living in Argentina, as they think about going back to England and what it means for their lives. The book looks at ideas like family ties, figuring out who you are, and how what you've done before affects you, bringing together people dealing with their own stories and what they want for the future; for example Robert and Joan Daventry's peaceful life is shaken when Robert sees a chandelier moving for no apparent reason and James Challoner, who has had some hardships in his life, is at a point where things might change when he loses his job, and sets up how these people's lives are connected, with hints that Challoner is linked to the Daventrys and leading to trouble and a search for what's really going on.