Like Men Betrayed (Curley Large Print Books) - Hardcover

Mortimer, John Clifford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792719301 ISBN 13: 9780792719304

Publisher: Chivers North Amer

Synopsis

When Kit, the son of solicitor Christopher Kennett, disappears, the father leaves behind his safe and well-ordered life to search in London's rougher quarters, learning much about others' struggles and his own heart

About this title

About the Author:

John Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the Rumpole plays, for which he received the British Academy Writer of the Year Award, and the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. He is the author of twelve collections of Rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography.

From Library Journal:

Blending action and insight in just the right proportions, the creator of the PBS series Rumpole of the Bailey offers a work that is at once character study and suspense. Originally published in England in 1953 and subsequently made into a radio play, this novel is neither diminished nor dated by the lapse of time. It is the tale of Christopher Kennet, a respected solicitor and a private man, who discovers his son's involvement in a mysterious and possibly illegal manipulation of the funds of a longtime client. As the deal unfolds, both father and son discover their real values in life--much to their own surprise. Mortimer deftly intertwines action with personal revelation, thus creating a smoothly moving story alivewith well-crafted characters. A good book for a lazy afternoon.
- Martin Hudacs, Towanda H.S., Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chivers North Amer
• ISBN 10: 0792719301
• ISBN 13: 9780792719304
• Binding: Hardcover