TY - BOOK AU - Bradford,Barbara Taylor TI - House of Falconer : Master of His Fate - Book 1 T2 - House of Falconer SN - 9781250187390 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - St. Martins Press KW - Falconer, James Lionel (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Merchants KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Victoria, 1837-1901 KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Domestic fiction N2 - Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer is everything a self-made man should be: handsome, ambitious, charming, and brimming with self-confidence. Even as a boy working in his fathers market stall in Camden, he was determined to become a merchant prince. Through hard work and a single-minded determination, James rises quickly through the ranks, with a loving wife, devoted children, and a lofty position in the Malvern & Malvern Company. But when back-to-back tragedies strike the Falconer home, shattering this idyllic life, it seems as though James might never recover his former glory... until a royal summons gives him the chance to prove that he truly is a master of the game ER -