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A Dangerous Fortune

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By Michael Page, Ken Follett

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| Audio Cassette | 9781561005512

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In 1866 tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School when a mysterious accident takes the life of a student. Among the student's circle of friends are Hugh Pilaster; Hugh's older cousin Edward, dissolute heir to the Pilaster banking fortune; and Micky Miranda, the handsome son of a brutal SoutContinue

In 1866 tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School when a mysterious accident takes the life of a student. Among the student's circle of friends are Hugh Pilaster; Hugh's older cousin Edward, dissolute heir to the Pilaster banking fortune; and Micky Miranda, the handsome son of a brutal South American oligarchy. The death and its aftermath begin the spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives.

From the exclusive men's clubs that cater to every dark desire of England's upper classes to the luxurious ballrooms of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Follett conjures up a stunning panorama of intrigue. "A Dangerous Fortune" brings us characters swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a young man's death, must be stopped - or the dreams of a nation will die.

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  • A Dangerous Fortune

    Another well written novel by Ken Follett.

    A great insight into the 1860 London high life and low life. A mysterious accident leads to years of cover ups, fueled by greed. Many twists and turns, a real page turner!

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    Littlegem6 said on Aug 4, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • a 5-star book!

    This book rivets the reader to its pages from the very beginning!!

    For years, I've been reckoning "The Pillars of the Earth" as Ken Follett's best book.

    I was probably wrong.

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    www.msereno1970.com said on Jul 26, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • It starts in 1866 at an exclusive English school and you wonder where and when it will stop. You know by now that I am a fan of Follett. So why don't you read this one book and make up your own mind about him?

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    jelabino said on Jul 2, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • "A dangerous fortune" is a family saga about a British banking family at the end of the nineteenth century. Everything starts with a schoolboy drowning in very misterious circumnstances: young Edward Pilaster is said to have caused his death, but his friend Miguel Miranda will save him from prison g ... (continue)

    "A dangerous fortune" is a family saga about a British banking family at the end of the nineteenth century. Everything starts with a schoolboy drowning in very misterious circumnstances: young Edward Pilaster is said to have caused his death, but his friend Miguel Miranda will save him from prison giving a false evidence about the tragedy. This will help Miguel to make the right impression to Edward's mother, Augusta, a strong, beautiful and manipulative woman. This insane and ambiguous bond will cause a 30years-long spiral of death, violence and conspiracies...

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    Ais Quin said on Aug 12, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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