John Jakes
John Jakes
John William Jakes is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth31 March 1932
CountryUnited States of America
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The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.