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Chances
285 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1930
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A. Hamilton Gibbs
20 books5 followersArthur Hamilton Gibbs (9 March 1888 – 24 May 1964) was an English-American novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.
Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.
Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.
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April 13, 2021
The story of two brothers, Tom and Jack, from their youthful days at a Catholic boarding school in France, to Oxford and digs in the city, and finally back in France on the front lines as leuitenant officers.
Tom and Jack are inseparable, filling the other's lacks and admiring each other's abilities. While very different from each other they are two halves making a whole. So when adventurous Jack makes endless plans to go to China or somewhere exciting, Tom worries that he'll be lost from him forever, but eventually has to accept the possibility and enjoy the time they have left.
Just as Tom is making it in the city and Jack is waiting on tickets to S Africa, war is declared. Nothing will ever be the same. Once again, the brothers find themselves serving side by side. They face sights neither will ever forget. The one thing that will help see a man through is the love of a woman. The only problem is, both men have fallen for the same one.
Can the love of brothers stand the most trying of tests?
I really loved this. It's full of heart and honesty and I was drawn in right from the beginning. There's nothing I would change. I found it perfect.
Tom and Jack are inseparable, filling the other's lacks and admiring each other's abilities. While very different from each other they are two halves making a whole. So when adventurous Jack makes endless plans to go to China or somewhere exciting, Tom worries that he'll be lost from him forever, but eventually has to accept the possibility and enjoy the time they have left.
Just as Tom is making it in the city and Jack is waiting on tickets to S Africa, war is declared. Nothing will ever be the same. Once again, the brothers find themselves serving side by side. They face sights neither will ever forget. The one thing that will help see a man through is the love of a woman. The only problem is, both men have fallen for the same one.
Can the love of brothers stand the most trying of tests?
I really loved this. It's full of heart and honesty and I was drawn in right from the beginning. There's nothing I would change. I found it perfect.
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