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Summary: Recommendation with Enthusiasm
Review: The life of Florentyna Rosenofski is well read out in the sequel to Kane & Able.Life is good for this young heiress, privilage, a nanny, loving mother, college etc..., untill she is propositioned by an attractive man at Bloomingdales, where she works behind the counter, who keeps asking for gloves. Her relationship with her loving but overbearing father turns upside down when she reveals to him that her lover is Richard Kane, son of his most hated enemy. Suddenly out in the real world with the love of close college friends and mother, "Jessie" and Richard strike out on their own. Florentyna soon finds out her real calling is politics and she soon starts off down the road that will see her obtain the highest office in the land, albeit with tragedy and a few revelations along the way.
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Summary: And Daughters too.
Review: The life of Florentyna Rosenofski is well read out in the sequel to Kane & Able. Life is good for this young heiress, privilage, a nanny, loving mother, college etc..., untill she is propositioned by an attractive man at Bloomingdales, where she works behind the counter, who keeps asking for gloves. Her relationship with her loving but overbearing father turns upside down when she reveals to him that her lover is Richard Kane, son of his most hated enemy. Suddenly out in the real world with the love of close college friends and mother, "Jessie" and Richard strike out on their own. Florentyna soon finds out her real calling is politics and she soon starts off down the road that will see her obtain the highest office in the land, albeit with tragedy and a few revelations along the way.
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Summary: Excellent Sequel to Kane and Abel
Review: The only reason I have rated this book four stars instead of five is that the second half of the book gets really extensively into politics, to the point where it bored me. If you enjoy politics you will certainly rate this book five stars. It follows the life of Abel Rosnofski's daughter from her birth until the epitome of her success, in her 60's. I don't want to give away the ending, but will say that the ending was EXTREMELY satisfying, in spite of my having gotten a bit bogged down in the politics.
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Summary: Better than Kane and Abel
Review: The Prodigal Daughter is one of the best books I've ever read.
Jeffrey Archer included everything in this novel, suspense, romance, humor, despair.
From now on every book i read will be compared to this on and i doubt any will come even close!
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Summary: Another promising book
Review: The Prodigal Daughter is the second book in the Kane and Abel trilogy. It goes back in time to the childhoods and lives of the daughter of Abel Rosnovski, Florentyna, and the son of William Kane, Richard. She is an intelligent young lady with high ambitions from the start. The Prodigal Daughter has a lot of politics involved in it, with Florentyna trying to become the president of the United States. Of course, her being a woman and extremely rich will make her face difficulties, but she fights against all odds. I like the book also because its protagonist is a woman. She was gifted with beauty and spirit but above all with an indomitable will. There's a lot of politics involved in this book but nonetheless a terrific book with a twist in the end. The rest of the story is filled with betrayals, political intrigues and suspense, some tragic incidents like Richard's death, follows the pursuit of Florentyna to reach the highest office of the country. Most people are of the opinion that this book was better than Kane and Abel but I would anytime choose the latter over this book. Even though I put the heavily detailed politics in the book as a minus point, it is that very portion which gives life to the book. I recommend this book to all those who have already read Kane and Abel or even otherwise. This book rightly proves that Mr. Archer is a great storyteller.
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Summary: One of the Best Fiction Books I've Read Lately
Review: This book caught my eye with it's title--having a different spelling of Kane than the Biblical spelling. I read the back cover, and it looked interesting. Once I started reading, I was spellbound--I couldn't put it down. It's the story of two men--one born rich, the other poor, in two different countries, whose lives later become intertwined. This author is a master at transporting the reader into the human feelings of his characters. When I finished this book, I immediately ordered five more of Archer's books, just because he writes so well.
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Summary: A little too predictable
Review: This book is a little disappointing as a sequel to the excellent Kane and Abel. The plot of Prodigal Daughter was too predictable, the dialogues - especially the ones between the husband-and-wife - were so script-like that it spoiled the beautiful decription of Florentyna and Richard Kane in the earlier book.
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Summary: A worthy Sequel
Review: This book was a really interesting one. It is pretty much about the daughter of Abel and how she grew up. The first half of the book was pretty much Kane and Abel from his daughters eyes. But the second half gotten into her politcal life after her father died. If you enjoyed the first one it is a must that you continue onto the second book in the series.
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Summary: The book proves an excellent sequel to Kane and Abel
Review: This books makes an excellent sequel to Kane and Abel but lacks some of the intensity and development that the former has.
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Summary: An engaging follow up to Kane and Abel
Review: This follow up and sequel to Kane and Abel shifts focus from the indomitable male characters of Kane and Abel to a witty female protaganists who captures our attention as she scales the heights to become the first woman president of the United States. Though equally engaging, the impact is not as lasting as that of Kane and Abel. A worthwhile read.
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