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Arthur & George by Julian Barnes

5.0

Although I knew the two characters of the title were real people, I was not familiar with the 1906 Edalji case which was the catalyst for establishing the English Court of Appeals. Told from their own points of view in alternating chapters, the two men couldn’t be more different. Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, is married to an invalid wife, the father of two children, and hopelessly in love with another woman. George Edalji is a shy, near-sighted, country lawyer of Indian descent whose family has been viciously harassed for years by unknown locals. Their two lives intersect when Arthur decides to clear the name of George Edalji who was unjustly imprisoned for mutilating animals. The novel integrates detective story, literary thriller, psychological study and historical narrative and I was thoroughly entertained.

--Recommended by Connie

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