Sins of the Fathers
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $24.99
Publisher Description
The stunning bestseller about a family divided by a great fortune—and the secret that holds them all captive.
Set in the years of sudden prosperity following World War II, in the mansions and boardrooms of the Van Zale family,Sins of the Fathersis the story of a ruthless dynastic struggle to control the Van Zale fortune. From generation to generation, this obsession possesses the rival claimants, eventually destroying their happiness and their lives. When the world of the Van Zales—with its servants and country houses, European summers and Bar Harbor clambakes,polite marriages and discreet affairs—begins to fall apart, we begin to see this glamorous sphere for what it really is: rife with ruthless, power-hungry men, fortune hunters, secret sex, blackmail, and violence.
Customer Reviews
Bloviating manipulative megalomaniac men and incredibly boring
Characters that were loathsome, self-absorbed, endless dialogue, very little plot, and overblown premise, and exorbitant price for this awful garbage. Could not finish it, did not care at all. Finally looked up the ending on various book websites, glad I bailed. The absolute worst.
Intriguing
A great continuation of The Rich are Different though not as gripping. The narrator is fine but I had to laugh as he makes Cornelius sound like Don Corleone and Jake sounds like Count Dracula.