Arthur & George
Author: Julian Barnes
Desc: As boys George the son of a Midlands vicar and Arthur living in shabby genteel Edinburgh find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry the other creating the world’s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextricably connected. In Arthur & George Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.