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A review by marko68
The Sons by Anton Svensson
5.0
It was the bonds - the same bonds she herself had broken loose from. Vincent didn't show up at the prison yesterday either.
And somehow she was glad that her youngest son seemed aware that bonds can ensnare - because only then is it possible to face them.
The ties that bind… the bonds that ensnare… call it what you will but The Sons is an epic and taut tale of familial entrapment and particularly the relationship and influence of fathers on their sons. The sequel to the ‘based in truth’ The Father, The Sons is a far more fictitious narrative of the next chapter of the Duvnjak family, notoriously and infamously responsible for Sweden’s biggest bank robberies.
The Sons provides further insight into the childhood experiences of Leo, Felix and Vincent Duvnjak (the author notes that the events in the story occurring in the past are based in truth) and the abuses they witnessed at the hands of their father, Ivan. Explanations for later behaviours, not excuses. It’s quite a sobering read and one that the pseudo psychologist in me ‘goes to town’ over.
The Sons adds the dimension of the sonship of police officer John Broncks, responsible for capturing the brothers and the father back in book one. However, in this book we become privy to Broncks’ own past, experiences with his own father and brother and these come to bear in a parallel story that entwines, much like the threads that Leo and Ivan discuss in terms of what is woven together from individual threads into a whole.
This is an excellent sequel to what was also an outstanding read for me. Authenticity added as one of the authors is the fourth and unnamed brother unconnected to the crimes. His voice is real. 5 stars.
And somehow she was glad that her youngest son seemed aware that bonds can ensnare - because only then is it possible to face them.
The ties that bind… the bonds that ensnare… call it what you will but The Sons is an epic and taut tale of familial entrapment and particularly the relationship and influence of fathers on their sons. The sequel to the ‘based in truth’ The Father, The Sons is a far more fictitious narrative of the next chapter of the Duvnjak family, notoriously and infamously responsible for Sweden’s biggest bank robberies.
The Sons provides further insight into the childhood experiences of Leo, Felix and Vincent Duvnjak (the author notes that the events in the story occurring in the past are based in truth) and the abuses they witnessed at the hands of their father, Ivan. Explanations for later behaviours, not excuses. It’s quite a sobering read and one that the pseudo psychologist in me ‘goes to town’ over.
The Sons adds the dimension of the sonship of police officer John Broncks, responsible for capturing the brothers and the father back in book one. However, in this book we become privy to Broncks’ own past, experiences with his own father and brother and these come to bear in a parallel story that entwines, much like the threads that Leo and Ivan discuss in terms of what is woven together from individual threads into a whole.
This is an excellent sequel to what was also an outstanding read for me. Authenticity added as one of the authors is the fourth and unnamed brother unconnected to the crimes. His voice is real. 5 stars.