Julian Barnes — Arthur And George
Jonathan Cape 2005 Hardback, 352pp. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the story follows the separate but intersecting lives of two very different British men: a half-Indian solicitor and son of a vicar, George Edalji, and the world-famous author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Roughly one-third of the book traces the story of Edalji\'s trial, conviction, and imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. About one-third of the book traces the story of Doyle\'s life and his relationships with his first wife Louisa Hawkins and his platonic lover Jean Leckie. No DJ. Boards a little rubbed. (ISBN: 9780224077033). Good.