Having just finished reading Jeffrey Archers Prison Diaries, which I found to be informative and an fascinating insight to the life of a prisoner, I decided to pick up a copy of the book which he mentions he was editing whilst serving his time - Sons of Fortune. I managed to find a copy for 20p at a local boot fair and am currently working my way through it and I have to say, as is often the case with Archer's books, I am thoroughly enjoying it. Despite seemingly being a bit of a scoundrel, there can be no doubt that Archer is a fantastic story-teller and is able to conceive wonderfully crafted naratives that encompass several strands entwined in a very ...  Read the complete review

Jeffrey Archer is an infamous man, throughout his somewhat dubious political career there has been no doubt that he could write, readable, gripping and popular books. So when I came across his new offering, I read the blurb on the back and was really looking forward to a good story. Now if this had been the first Archer book I have ever read that is what I would have got. The plot in brief is two mothers gave birth at the same time, one to healthy twins and the other to a little boy who did not survive the night. As one of the nurses in the hospital was due to become nanny to the only child, whose parents were ...  Read the complete review