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Charleston follows the lives, loves and shifting fortunes of the unforgettable Bell family from the American Revolution through the turbulent years to the Civil War and the savage defeat of the Confederacy. Delving into American history as only he can, John Jakes paints a powerful portrait of the Charleston aristocracy who zealously guarded their privilege and position, harbouring dark family secrets that threatened to destroy them all.

'A masterly tale…[an] extraordinary family' Washington Post on Charleston The best historical novelist of our time. Patricia Cornwell, Internationally Bestselling Author John Jakes makes history come alive. Nelson DeMille, International Bestselling Author [A] dark tapestry of betrayal, revenge and murder as royalists clash with patriots, Unionists with Confederates. Publishers Weekly on Charleston Born in Chicago in 1932, John Jakes began writing professionally when he was at university, having sold his first story for . He did freelance advertising copy while writing short stories and in 1973 started his 8-volume saga, The Kent Family Chronicles - all were bestsellers.