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威廉‧凱因,波士頓富有銀行世家的獨生兒子,幸福的童年卻在六歲那年,父親死於鐵達尼號船難時戛然而止。而十歲即迸發過人的理財天賦,則讓人不敢小覷。
十四歲的威廉更憑藉智慧與手腕,挫敗了繼父奪取巨額財產的陰謀,但母親還是過世了。而當威廉振作精神從哈佛大學畢業,在廣場飯店舉杯慶祝即將接下自家銀行時,注意到有個怪異的服務生,竟戴著華麗的銀手環……
亞伯,一個被獵戶收養的私生子,六歲那年被接入羅諾斯基男爵的莊園成為公子伴讀。但隨後爆發的一戰,卻讓莊園慘遭德、俄士兵的接連蹂躪,而意外認出自己私生子的男爵,用僅剩的生命把所學都教給亞伯,臨死前更將家族的銀手環贈與了亞伯。
十三歲的亞伯和倖存的僕人卻被丟上火車,跨越萬里被送到冰雪封凍的西伯利亞。隨後,亞伯在醫生好友的協助下從地獄般的集中營死裡逃生,歷經千難萬險來到了美國。
在廣場飯店當服務生,成了亞伯發跡的第一步,兩人同一天降生到世界的兩端,同樣的天賦驚人,相似的頑強精神,從此命運之手將他們推到了一起。而兩人卻用了一生彼此爭鬥,和在不知情中相互救贖……
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مشاهده همهThis book was amazing when i was 12.... I must read it again!this shows you what you can do with perseverance. i think my dad was trying to inspire me with this book(it unfortunately didn't work or i was too dumb to take notice!)2 men bornon the same day on opposite sides of the world, one poor one rich. one has to work at getting money. the other just has to try and make more and keep the money he has.i may not have a brilliant memory but i remember this book. it stole my breath away when i was 12.now that i'm 30 i'm going to find my copy for a re read.... who knows i might actually pick up the inspirational bits up now!