Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945

I thought KANE AND ABEL was one of the best books I'd ever read, so I was eagerly anticipating THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER. Although it falls a shade short of the greatness of its predecessor, this is still an outstanding novel that reveals more about the characters I had come to love in the first book.Some may argue that Jeffrey Archer cheats the reader since approximately the first 200 pages are a recap of KANE AND ABEL. However,... Read Full Review

After reading Kane and Abel I was told that this was a sort of sequel to the book and I had to read it. Once again I loved this book and the author. Its one of those books where you just want to keep reading and never stop. I highly recommend reading Kane and Abel before reading this book so that you understand the characters more completely. This book does give a shortened introduction of the characters in the beginning but... Read Full Review

Nada que ver con la parábola de la Biblia, sino con lo que algunas mujeres (y hombres) querrían leerr: un historia sin lugares comunes. Esta novela cuenta la vida de una hija, pero no cualquier hija de vecino. Una mujer inteligente, independiente, con la mejor educación y todas las oportunidades para ser feliz pero con un padre acostumbrado a tener lo que quiere...que la quiere a su lado. Narrada extraordinariamente, con diálogos... Read Full Review

I was first given a copy of The Prodigal Daughter in high school, and have reread it several times since then. It is not only an entertaining and well-written story, it is very inspiring --especially to young women. Archer neither downplays nor exacerbates the difficulties faced by women in fields that have traditionally been dominated by men, and his chronicles of Florentyna's rise through business and politics are among... Read Full Review

I found this book to be very much up to Archer's standards. To me this book was every bit as captivating as his first. This is a wonderful read for almost anyone interested in history, politics, or just in search of a great book.