Kane and Abel (1979)

This book was hard to put down once I got into it -- a very compelling story of two men, born on the same day into very different circumstances. The obsession of these men, who are so alike in so many ways, each to destroy the other, was very sad. In addition, "Kane and Abel" is a good work of historical fiction, that covers major events of the 20th century very effectively.

I suppose the main thing about the book that bothered me was how male it was -- although a few women characters played important roles, there was such an emphasis on the male perspective and the importance of a male heir that it sometimes offended me. ( )

Loved this book, Could not put it down. Great family saga with a fantastic twist at the end. Sequel "Prodigal Daughter" was good too. ( )

loaned to pop ( )

Good read. Interesting first book of a series. ( )

One of the best story teller of all time- Jeffrey Archer. Kane and Abel is a great story that all story lovers should read. This book happened to be the first english book I read completely. This book gave me the inspiration and passion to read english books. ( )