The Game and the Candle

The Game and the Candle is an interesting dramatic novel about John and Robert Allard and their unfolding family drama. Excerpt: «It will last about six months,» stated John Allard. «Afterward—» His brother looked up at him helplessly. «Afterward?» he echoed drearily. «Afterward there must be more. It is not possible, simply is not, for poverty to approach Theodora and Aunt Rose. Look around you, Robert.»