**From #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the first book in a stunning new historical saga.** Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer, who spends his days working at his father’s market stall, is determin
Master of His Fate: The House of Falconer
✍ Scribed by Bradford, Barbara Taylor
- Book ID
- 110195659
- Publisher
- St. Martin’s Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 828 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the first book in a stunning new historical saga.
Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer is everything a self-made man should be: handsome, ambitious, charming, and brimming with self-confidence. Even as a boy working in his father's market stall in Camden, he was determined to become a merchant prince. Through hard work and a single-minded determination, James rises quickly through the ranks, with a loving wife, devoted children, and a lofty position in the Malvern & Malvern Company. But when back-to-back tragedies strike the Falconer home, shattering this idyllic life, it seems as though James might never recover his former glory...until a royal summons gives him the chance to prove that he truly is a master of the game.
The first book in an expansive and intricately detailed new historical fiction series from master...
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