A Dangerous Fortune

<p>In 1866, tragedy strikes at the&nbsp;&nbsp;exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns&nbsp;&nbsp;in a mysterious accident involving a small circle&nbsp;&nbsp;of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a&nbsp;&nbsp;spiraling circle of treachery that will span three&nbsp;&nbsp;decades and entwine many loves... From the&nbsp;&nbsp;exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every&nbsp;&nbsp;dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling&nbsp;&nbsp;ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the&nbsp;&nbsp;manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett&nbsp;&nbsp;conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This&nbsp;&nbsp;breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust,&nbsp;&nbsp;bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept&nbsp;&nbsp;toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the&nbsp;&nbsp;shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or&nbsp;&nbsp;not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation,&nbsp;&nbsp;will die...</p> <p>In 1866, a mysterious drowning at the exclusive Windfield School for boys initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. A spectacular New York Times bestseller. </p>

Author(s): Ken Follett  

ISBN 10: 0440217490
ISBN 13: 9780440217497
Pages: 576
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publication: November 1994
Edition: Reprint