“I thought my parents were killed when two runaway packhorses threw off their loads at the Ebonson Carrying Company…I was wrong.”
Queen Victoria ascends the throne in 1831 and heralds in a new era of prosperity for the British Empire. Whilst the great Norlong and Ebonson families fly the flag for the British Empire, Edward Urwin spends his time scratching pieces of art into the cobblestones of … cobblestones of Birmingham.
Life is straightforward for Edward until a strange old man approaches him in the street. With the help of Henry Beechworth, Edward learns to read and use his special talents to win a place at St. John’s Boarding School.
But it isn’t all down to good fortune. Edward doesn’t realise he’s under control of forces far more powerful than him. Forces that are determined to shape him in their image. Forces that are determined to bury the mystery of the demise of the Urwin family for good…
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Great storyline and well written
Great historical fiction in a 6 volume family saga.
Poorly edited for grammar and punctuation. The plot is very choppy, not easy to follow. Characters are shallow.
A bit disjointed at times – jumping from one character to another without much of a transition.
good book
I really enjoyed this story, kept me guessing all the way to the end of the book
Kind of boring but did like the way each person’s history became a chapter adding to the plot of the story.
To dark for my liking.
The story line was very good. It kept my interest until the very end.
Could never quite figure out the point of the whole thing…
Good story plots and good writing. The story kept me interested until the end. It was predictable with a few twists.
It was an okay quasi-historical novel. I thought it went on and on almost to an annoying amount and then did a too quick wrap up in the end. There was not enough time given to tying up the loose ends.. It was more of a slam into the wall ending. I’m not really interested in reading more from this same author, but others may enjoy it.
Great read for lovers of historical novels set in Great Britain.