The Prodigal Daughter

“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” ― Los Angeles Times “Chalk up another smash hit for Jeffrey Archer...an exceptional storyteller.” ― John Barkham Reviews “Fast-moving and compelling.” ― Library Journal “A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction.” ― Entertainment Weekly “Archer is a master entertainer.” ― Time “Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” ― The Boston Globe “Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader.” ― The New York Times “A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next.” ― The Washington Post “Archer is one of the most captivating storytellers writing today. His novels are dramatic, fast moving, totally entertaining-and almost impossible to put down.” ― Pittsburgh Press "A page-turner." - The Washington Post Her Future Was Ambition. With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more to be the first female president. His Future Was Wealth. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world-and to build a future with the woman he loves. But Their Past Was A Secret. With Florentyna's ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past-a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve. "There isn't a better storyteller alive." -Larry King JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and has served twenty-seven years as a Member of the House of Lords. Now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages, all of his novels and short story collections―including Kane & Abel , Only Time Will Tell and This Was a Man ―have been international bestsellers. Jeffrey is married with two sons and three grandchildren, and lives in London, Cambridge and Majorca. Read more