However, throughout the story he was saved and befriended by many people and yet his heart easily turned cold and calculating without proof or evidence to justify his actions. The circumstances of his birth (really sad) made my heart ache. In the beginning, Abel Rosnovski was my favorite character but he ended up being my least favorite. One is Polish and the other a 'Bostonian'.they hated the racial/cultural ethnicity of the other. Both are slick manipulators one abide by laws, the other not so much. They relished in their hatred far too long. It is also a very sad story of two people hating each other but neither would give in and accept the various opportunities to learn about and understand the other. It's a fast moving story about two powerful and very competitive men, and their families. The story pulls you in from the very beginning with its interesting and well developed characters.

This story is very well written with a well structured plot. I expect you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Please do yourself a favor and make time for this one. Often it was like I was above, peeking down on them and watching their lives unfold. The author did a fabulous job of entwining these men's lives in and out throughout the story, it gave it that 'Oh my gosh.how ironic' feeling. So well written and so easy to listen to, yet, not one that puts you to sleep. Their experiences somewhat mirrored each other yet so differently that it made for an extraordinary story line. The struggles they both experienced in life to reach their goals had one common thread. Yet, their differences were only one facet of this great story. Archer's tale is one of two men, born at the same time (early1920's) but worlds apart physically, emotionally, and financially. Somewhere right between 'cant press stop' and 'wow, what a great story.looking forward to the next chapter'.

It was COMPLETELY enjoyable to listen to. So glad I did! He once again, didnt fail to give me something I could sink my teeth into. I came upon one my my favorite authors, Jeffrey Archer, so I clicked his name and it brought me to his list of books, most of which I've listened to. I decided to go back into my library and maybe listen to one of the hundreds of audios I've downloaded in the past 2 years. It seems lately that I just couldn't find an audiobook that grabbed me and wouldn't let go.

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