A Dangerous Fortune Ken Follett,
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0440295300
Edition: Paperback; 1994-08
Summary:
In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young
student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of
boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of
treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves. ..
From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark
desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and
mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth,
Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This
breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a
shared legacy. .. men and women swept toward a perilous climax where
greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped,
or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die. . .
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