About the Author –
If you haven’t heard about Jeffrey Archer, then you have never touched a book in your life. He is a writer & was a politician before the latter career ended in imprisonment.
The Storyline –
The book is set in the timeline of 1919 – 1940 around two families – The Barringtons and the Cliftons and the protagonist - Harry Clifton. It tells you the story of Harry’s life from the time he was born to the time he goes to college. The foundation of the story is an incedent that occurs before Harry's birth and how this incident will change change his life forever.
My Verdict –
The book starts with Maisie’s (Harry’s mother) side of story and it grips you towards the story of suspense & lies. However, as the story progresses you tend to come across characters which you have already met in many past stories. For e.g. Giles Barrington (Harry’s possible half brother) & Deakins (the nerd kid). The good part is that the auhor has very intelligently given us different perspectives of the same story through the different characters in the story (Old Jack, Giles Barrington, Hugo Barrington etc.). This definitely keeps you from putting the book down especially until you find out how Harry’s dad actually died. After that the story fails to grip you again until the last page.
Though it’s not one of my favourite books from the Author of Kane & Able. But, the only thing I want after reading this book is a sequel (You will know why, after reading this book).
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