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Violence
Some
World War violence; physical confrontations; deaths of major and minor characters
Language
Some
Adult language appropriate to the decades and settings
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships; infidelity; period-appropriate in handling
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; some alcohol abuse
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological toll of a decades-long obsession with revenge; the human cost of unresolved hatred
What this book is about
William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski are born on April 18, 1906: one in a Boston hospital to one of New England's most distinguished families, one in a Polish forest to a peasant woman who dies giving birth. Their paths cross by chance in 1920s Chicago, and a misunderstanding ignites a vendetta that consumes both men across two world wars, the Great Depression, and three continents. Archer's epic is masterful popular fiction: plotted to perfection, character-driven, and impossible to put down.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Multi-decade rivalry involving violence and betrayal
World War violence in historical sequences
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