I just read the first part of the saga, "The Man of Property," while on my trip, but I've read the whole thing several times before. This was my favorite book in high school, and I still love to reread it. It's a sentimental portrayal of late-Victorian English people, but ironically aware of its own sentimentality. The characters, if not the context, are nuanced and very real. They remind me of my own extended family. Plus the plot is a classic - an unhappy marriage and changing social mores wreak havoc in a traditionally-minded family.