A review by kdhanda
Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd

4.0

The book follows the fortunes of three brothers who are all born on the same day, one year apart. The writer makes this statement right at the beginning of the book and the reader is left to wonder at the significance of this event. The mother leaves the household abruptly and, for some reason, her absence is never explained to the boys. The oldest, Harry, goes into journalism, the middle brother, Daniel, escapes in books and goes off to Cambridge and the youngest, Sam, is drawn to the marginalized and downtrodden. There are unexplained, supernatural elements scattered throughout the book and the reader is left to wonder the significance of such elements. A quick read, highly recommended if one is into Dickens or London.