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A Family Affair
A Family Affair
Nov 6, 2024 9:53 PM

Author:Katie Flynn

A Family Affair

A sweeping family saga travelling from England to China at the beginning of the 20th century

It is 1900 and Adeline Warburton and Arnold Haslington have fallen deeply in love. But though both are from wealthy families, their social status is too far apart for their families to approve of the match. And when Arnold marries another, Adeline’s reaction is immediate and altogether unexpected, as she travels to make a new life in China.

But although they are separated by thousands of miles, the consequences of their youthful passion continue to haunt them and their children – Addy’s daughter Nala and Arnold’s son, Philip.

As the years pass, and the children grow, violent forces are set to bring them together, unaware of the secrets from the past that bind them.

Reviews

Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul

—— WILBUR SMITH

What elevates Kristian above the many pretenders to Cornwell's crown is the style and swagger of the prose. He is a modern skald, borrowing the old rhythms to create a brutal, absorbing tale

—— Antonia Senior , THE TIMES 'Books of the Year'

Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork.

—— CONN IGGULDEN

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga, rich with the poetry of the skald, ripe with blood and glory, vengeance and heartbreak. The characters stride from the page, alive, hungry, real . . . this is Viking writing at its very best

—— MANDA SCOTT

This is the best kind of storytelling – a saga full of blood and thunder that grabs you and doesn’t let go until long after the final page is turned

—— STEVEN PRESSFIELD

A pulse-pounding tale of blood, betrayal and honour. Hereward and his spear-brothers would definitely feel at home here

—— JAMES WILDE

A great success . . . His knowledge of the period, and imaginative immersion in it, mean that God of Vengeance conjures up Sigurd's bloody, violent world, with all its alien beliefs and strange customs, in vivid and compelling detail

—— Nick Rennison , BBC HISTORY

Epic in character, atmosphere and deed . . . Kristian is a terrific storyteller . . . the writing and language are wonderfully rich, and you want to savour every bone-shattering, blood-curdling, sentence

—— TOBY CLEMENTS

A revenger's tale writ large . . . Kristian's latest Viking-era saga won't disappoint

—— DAILY MAIL

A pulsating saga delivered with the sweep and power of a Norse war axe

—— TIM SEVERIN

I loved this. It’s for people who like their historical fiction high-octane . . .a superb, brutal story that pulls no punches

—— ROBERT FABBRI

Glorious . . . one of the finest historical novels of the year

—— FOR WINTER NIGHTS

Brilliant prose, vivid descriptions and compelling characters . . . a must read. If you are a fan of the series, The Vikings, then this book is for you

—— HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW

Compelling, affecting, intelligent and surprising… Bold and striking… Worked out with precision and gracefulness… Ambitious and eloquent, and in forgoing exoticism captures genuine humanity

—— Stuart Kelly , Scotland on Sunday

The Lives of Others is searing, savage and deeply moving: an unforgettably vivid picture of a time of turmoil.

—— Amitav Ghosh (www.amitavghosh.com/blog)

The writing’s assured, considered and lucid, the author’s observations of character wry and acute. He has a real talent for revealing people’s true intentions and why they act the way they do

—— Jessica Croome , Curious Animal Magazine

Mukherjee creates a believable world where the jealousies and rivalries of one family are representative of the country

—— Good Book Guide

Memorably vivid and moving

—— Christie Hickman , Sunday Express

A powerful generational story of the chasm between the haves and have-nots

—— Independent
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