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Sons of Fortune

By: Jeffrey Archer
Narrated by: Michael Brandon
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Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire's son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other.

Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party.

Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics as a Democrat.

Though their lives are entwined, and perfectly mirrored with tragedy and betrayal, neither men meet until one must defend the other for murder. A family saga of fate, political rivalry and extended lost family, perfect for fans of Jeffrey Archer’s other suspense filled thrillers.

Sons of Fortune is narrated by Michael Brandon, most famous for playing James Dempsey in the 1980’s television crime drama, "Dempsey and Makepeace". His extensive theatre career spans Broadway and the West End, where he played Jerry Springer in "Jerry Springer: the Opera" for the National Theatre.

Jeffrey Archer is a bestselling British author and former politician. He was educated at Oxford and went on to become a Member of Parliament, a Member of the House of Lords as well as the deputy chair of the Conservative Party. His political career ended in scandal and he turned to writing, where he has been published in over 250 countries.

He is perhaps most famous for the Clifton Chronicles and his blockbuster Kane and Abel which was number one on the New York Time's Bestseller list and inspired a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.

After he was imprisoned for perjury in 2001, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction series, Prison Diaries - Hell, Purgatory and Heaven - which were inspired by his experiences and loosely structured around Dante's Inferno.

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Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Theatre Fiction Espionage
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when they found out they were brother's, not the way I was expecting! was left on a good cliffhanger too.

Good pace and story

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I liked Michael Brandon in Dempsey & Makepeace but his ability to narrate is appalling. This is not the first novel I have listened with him but for sure it will be the last. His voice is totally monotone making it difficult to know when the story switches from one main character to the other. Sorry Jeffrey Archer he ruined a good book may I suggest you chose another narrator in the future.

Awful narration

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I thought I’d read / listened to all of Jeffery Archer’s older work - only to realise to my delight that I’d missed Sons of Fortune.

Listening to it felt like all my Christmas’s had come early and I loved it.

Archer is the ultimate storyteller. Five stars

Vintage Archer

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Nothing great read. Brilliant twist as usual to the tale and how cheats don’t proper in the end.

The way the tale rings true even today.

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Loved the story. Wished it had different readers of the characters. However another brilliant book.

Great as usual

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