The Rich Are Different

Re-read last year but am writing reviews for all the early novels in light of their historical back stories. This review is substantially the same as for the sequel Sins of the Fathers I love Susan Howatch's psychological writing. More, I love her method of taking a historical context and transposing......more

I am in awe with Susan Howatch as this novel was the most pleasant surprise for me. I bought a battered copy of this novel ( a old one from the 70s with a misleading cover ) on a charity sale and after a couple of years standing in my library, I decided to give it a go but expecting it to be a roman......more

This book sucked me in. It took place during the post-WWI economic boom and crisis, and continued to WWII. It mirrored the lives of Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Mark Antony, but it took place on Wall Street and in London. It was so creatively done that I didn't realize until I was half-wa......more

My first Susan Howatch novel. I was only half through this story when I purchased 10 more of her novels. Yeah, she's that good.......more

If you're looking for an escape from the real world with the juiciest, most delicious soap opera plot, this is your book. If a novel could wear jewelry, this one would be dripping in diamonds, dahling! Written by Susan Howatch, this is the story of the Van Zale family dynasty of investment bankers, t......more