The Prodigal Daughter

"The Prodigal Daughter" is a sequel to the best selling "Kane and Abel" penned by Jeffrey Archer. Archer weaves the plot spanning three generations brilliantly in these two books. The book begins with the birth of the daughter of Abel Rosnovski. She is named as Florentyna. This is followed by a short account as to how Abel wound up in his present position. Then it goes deep into the life of his daughter Florentyna, covering her schooling and university years. The book also treads into Abel's life which is already described in detail in "Kane and Abel". However some of the events which are not fully explained in "Kane and Abel" are also discussed in detail in this book.

After finishing her education Florentyna works as an assistant in Bloomindale's under the name of Jessie Kovats to gather experience. In Bloomingdale's she meets up with Richard Kane, the son of William Kane. Florentyna and Richard fall in love with each other. After learning that there is a big feud between their fathers, they elope to San Francisco where they get married. Florentyna soon starts a chain of stores under the name Florentyna's while Richard works as a banker. Richard's mother visit them occasionally in order to maintain links with her son. While they live together, they hear the news that Richard's father has been thrown out of his bank, "The Lester's", and Florentyna's father was responsible for his ouster. After William Kane's death they come to know that it was William Kane who had helped Abel, when he was in desperate need of money. Florentyna and Richard also have two children , a son who is christened as William Abel Kane and a daughter Annabel.

Richard and Florentyna then reconcile with Abel Rosnovski and Florentyna then take over the reins of her father's hotel empire after his death. After facing a stiff resistance from a form Jake Thomas (An old rival of his father William Kane), Richard also succeeds in becoming the chairman of Lester's. After a few years, Florentyna is lured into politics by her old friend Edward Winchester and she hopes to make her childhood dream of becoming the President of the United States a reality. However she loses interest in life after an untimely demise of Richard Kane in a car crash. After some time she eventually starts to channelize her thoughts and then starts refocusing on her political career. However she is forced by circumstances to become the Vice President. But when President Pete Parkin suddenly dies of heart attack, she becomes the President. She also marries her old friend Edward Winchester who then becomes the first gentleman.

Florentyna Kane is portrayed as the President of the United States in Archer's book "Shall We Tell The President". To read the review of "Kane and Abel" click on the title. To read the reviews of other Jeffrey Archer's work, click on the author's name.