SONS OF FORTUNE

Details:

• ISBN: 9788177665987
• Edition: 2
• Publishing Year: September 2005
• Pages: 350
• Language: Translated From English to Marathi
• Category: Fiction
• Binding: Paperback
• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House
• Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
• Weight: 400 grams

About the Book:

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less is the first novel by world-famous writer Jeffery Archer, based on a true experience in his own life. After investing 10 lakh dollars in a Canadian company, Archer learned that the company was a fraud, and he lost all his money. This led to his bankruptcy and resignation from his position as a member of the British Parliament. Rather than mourning his loss, Archer wrote a novel based on the incident, which became a bestseller, launching his career as one of the world’s best-known writers.

The novel follows the life of Harvey Metcalf, the son of a Polish refugee. He grows up in New York and becomes a crafty, dishonest person willing to do anything to become rich. He disregards ethical business practices, manipulating the stock market and making huge amounts of money. As he gets older, he marries, has a daughter, and indulges in expensive hobbies like collecting paintings, gardening orchids, buying racehorses, and attending Wimbledon tennis matches.

However, Harvey’s continued unethical business dealings lead him to float an oil prospecting company in England, registered in Canada, where he employs a young Harvard graduate named David Keskar. The company attracts investments from various people, including Keskar’s friends and family. But Harvey secretly sells all the shares under different names, making millions of dollars while the investors lose everything. David loses his job and his money, and he flees to America.

The story turns thrilling when the people most affected by Harvey’s fraud—Stephen Bradley, Jean Pierre Lamons, Adrian Tryler, and James Brigley—decide to get their money back. As they work together to uncover Harvey’s deception, they face more intrigue and twists, including a romantic subplot between James and Anne Summerton, who unknowingly is Harvey's daughter.

The story takes readers on an exhilarating journey of justice, deception, and clever plotting, leading to a climactic conclusion where Anne marries James in a grand ceremony, and the four friends reclaim their losses.