It appears that some readers continue to expect each book in the series to maintain the "hook" of the first book in the series. They may well have a valid point but I wanted differences in the lives of these great characters. To that end, the author has delivered. The author is not writing a line...
It appears that some readers were let down by this book in the series simply because it did not hold the same gravitas as the first book in the series. They may well have a valid point but I wanted differences in the lives of these great characters. To that end, the author has delivered. I thorou...
While reading, I was tempted to give this book 4 stars since it seemed to not follow 1929 Jonathan's Cross very well. I kept reading and threw that concern out the window. The few characters in this book are crafted and developed as good as the ones in the first book. The story line was equally inte...
At this writing, there are 637 reviews on Amazon. I don't know how much more I could add but I will give it a brief attempt. My comment about so many reviews is that I cannot fathom how 11 reviewers could only give this fine book of historical fiction only 1 star. I am delighted to come across thi...
Novel focuses on 3 childhood friends and their wives as they transition from wealthy to poor due to stock market crash. The book uses entirely too much modern dialogue - while the crash was due, in part, to "creative accounting" that was not a term used in 1929. Overall the story dragged on and ju...