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The Prodigal Daughter

Genre: Fiction
Age Factor: 16 and Above
This is a novel by Jeffrey Archer. It is interesting for almost half. But when the same type of incidents come over and over, it's a bit boring. it's all about a girls dream to become the president and her life from the time she's born till she finally becomes the president. Ofcourse, Archer has written in a beautiful way depicting the real incidents of the time including the World War II. Lot of detailed description of political processes and stuff like that.
If you ask my opinion, I won't recommend the book 'coz I felt the story dragging and I skipped a lot at the end to complete reading it.
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Tshhar Mangal said…
I found the book a good read.
Better then kane and able and the president one [Its prequel and sequel]
But the point i agree with is that the story is really dragging.
August 13, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Aneesh said…
Thanks :)
Yah, each 'N everyone's like/dislike is different.
August 18, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Akansha Agrawal said…
I found the book pretty interesting, but I would only recommend it to people who are interested in politics, because it revolves around the whole political situation.
September 27, 2008 at 4:59 PM
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