Sins of the Father, Susan Howatch
Sins of the Father, Susan Howatch
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Sins of the Father

Author: Susan Howatch

Narrator: Robert Whitfield

Unabridged: 24 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2010

Synopsis

Set in the years of sudden prosperity following World War II, in the mansions and boardrooms of the Van Zale family, Sins of the Fathers is the story of a ruthless dynastic struggle to control the Van Zale fortune. From generation to generation, this obsession possesses the rival claimants, eventually destroying their happiness and their lives. When the world of the Van Zaleswith its servants and country houses, polite marriages and discreet affairsbegins to fall apart, we begin to see as it really is: rife with ruthlessness, secret sex, blackmail, and violence.

About Susan Howatch

Susan Howatch is a
British novelist who has penned bestselling mysteries, family sagas, and
other novels. Howatch was born in Surrey, England. She began writing as
a teen and published her first book when she moved to the United States
in 1964. Howatch found global success first with her five sagas and
then with her novels about the Church of England in the twentieth
century. She has now returned to live in Surrey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on March 24, 2016

5.5 stars I love Susan Howatch's psychological writing. More, I love her method of taking a historical context and transposing it to a more modern one; in this case, the regime of Caesar Augustus in Rome. I see very few people seem to read the back story of Augustus as they review this book so I thou......more

Goodreads review by Hoda هدى on August 13, 2016

I've never felt so sad by a book in my life! It felt so real and I tried to believe that it's just a book, but I don't think it is. The world is just cruel.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 01, 2008

The book was WOW!. It has a wonderful storyline and most of the time, I couldnt predict what will happen next which I liked. The book was centred around a man, Cornelius, How he tried to control his family, his friends and everyone around him in the name of morality, doing what is right but his mean......more

Goodreads review by Angie on August 08, 2012

I have read multiple Susan Howatch now and have loved everyone of them. This one was entertaining too, but I figure out all the plot twists, made me a little sad. But I guess if I read 10 bookd of hers before I figured out her plots and patterns it means she is an amazing writer. (Or I am a slow lea......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on January 14, 2013

An excellent retelling of the life of Augustus/Imperial Rome in a semi modern setting.......more

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