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Sons of Fortune

By: Jeffrey Archer
Narrated by: Michael Brandon
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Summary

Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire's son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other.

Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party.

Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics as a Democrat.

Though their lives are entwined, and perfectly mirrored with tragedy and betrayal, neither men meet until one must defend the other for murder. A family saga of fate, political rivalry and extended lost family, perfect for fans of Jeffrey Archer’s other suspense filled thrillers.

Sons of Fortune is narrated by Michael Brandon, most famous for playing James Dempsey in the 1980’s television crime drama, "Dempsey and Makepeace". His extensive theatre career spans Broadway and the West End, where he played Jerry Springer in "Jerry Springer: the Opera" for the National Theatre.

Jeffrey Archer is a bestselling British author and former politician. He was educated at Oxford and went on to become a Member of Parliament, a Member of the House of Lords as well as the deputy chair of the Conservative Party. His political career ended in scandal and he turned to writing, where he has been published in over 250 countries.

He is perhaps most famous for the Clifton Chronicles and his blockbuster Kane and Abel which was number one on the New York Time's Bestseller list and inspired a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.

After he was imprisoned for perjury in 2001, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction series, Prison Diaries - Hell, Purgatory and Heaven - which were inspired by his experiences and loosely structured around Dante's Inferno.

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Not his best by a long way

The synopsis sounded good, but it took a long time to get there. Far too much detail about American election process for my taste. I did persevere until the end, but felt tempted to give up several times. I have read and enjoyed the Clifton Chronicles and William Warwick, plus others and was disappointed by this one.

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Terrible Voice

I have read all of Jeffrey’s books and always enjoy them but using audible the voice can make or break a book. I am sure the story teller is a nice man but he really doesn’t have a voice for audible. There needs to be a sharpness to the voice and to build some drama. All very monotone and clearly done to attract the US market. Such a shame.

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Great twists and turns

Love JA.. so easy to read, enjoyable and gripping.. although a similar plot to other of his books, I still loved it!

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Brilliant story

I really enjoyed the twists and turns of this tale, being a political activist myself it was very realistic.

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Gave up halfway

Nothing much happening at all so far. Didn’t fee worth spending 10 more hours listening to the back half!

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Loved it!

An excellent book, read by my favourite narrator - I didn’t want it to end! The dog has never had so many walks!

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Dull voice, making it hard to follow

very interesting story, but it was a struggle to follow due to the monotone voice.

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The story was gripping

The end was frustrating after such a good story line, the character’s were very good and you felt fir each of the them growing up.

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Vintage Archer

I thought I’d read / listened to all of Jeffery Archer’s older work - only to realise to my delight that I’d missed Sons of Fortune.

Listening to it felt like all my Christmas’s had come early and I loved it.

Archer is the ultimate storyteller. Five stars

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Great as usual

Loved the story. Wished it had different readers of the characters. However another brilliant book.

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