| In the grand tradition of Artbur Hailey andBarbara Taylor Bradfbrd comes Towers, asweeping, multi-generational novel of twodynastic real estate families--the Northernsand the Eichenbergs--their fortunes, theirloves, the powerplays they win and lose.From the boardrooms and bedrooms of themost spectacular buildings in the world theirepic story is lit with the flame of passion andconflict, climaxing with the most ambitiousreal estate development ever. We follow the Eichenbergs and the North-erns from the loss of their vast Europeanestates in war-torn Austria in 1866 to thebrawling new world of America. There theyrise separately from the ruins to lead theconstruction of a new nation, and with it,separate visions of genius tbat often ex-plosively interlock. But for all their unim-aginable wealth and power, their personalworlds hold twisted, interweaving tragedies,until, ultimately, the last generation tri-umphs in love, capping a passionate riotouscentury in which men and women of bothfamilies build their towers to challenge theheavens. |
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