David Gilbertson’s Generational Novel, A Fine Line, Dazzles As It Recounts The Extraordinary Lives Of Ordinary People In Victorian Liverpool, Dundee And On The Battlefields Of WWI

On The Table Read Magazine, “the best book magazine in the UK“, set in Victorian Liverpool, Dundee and the battlefields of WWI, David Gilbertson’s generational saga, A Fine Line, shares the lives of three families whose lives are inextricably linked.

A Fine Line

Unputdownable generational saga, A Fine Line by David Gilbertson, captivates all those with a penchant for the genre or a love of social history. The rich tapestry of multi-dimensional characters are all doing what they can to survive one of the most transformational times in our history, which has been forensically researched to create an authentic historical context, showcasing how these societal changes and world events impact on their lives.

Set between Victorian Liverpool and Dundee and the battlefields of the First World War, A Fine Line is story of the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.

Three families are facing the perils of life on the economic cliff-edge, where a single misstep can send lives plunging out of control. Crossing a century of dramatic change, their journey begins in the aftermath of the slave trade, moving through the era of Empire expansion and Industrial Revolution to a time of religious strife and global conflict. The world they navigate is one fraught with hazard in which exploitation, zealotry and violence lead to rape, prostitution, fraud, and murder. At its heart, two indomitable women – lifelong friends – choose very different paths as they strive to hold their worlds together, and to survive.

David Gilbertson’s ability to understand intuitively what makes a great story jumps from every page and ensures emotional reactions are elicited from readers of this engaging, entertaining and hugely edifying novel throughout.

David Gilberston

Much of the narrative is set in Liverpool and Dundee and should be of special interest to people interested in the historical context of either of those cities. And the title refers to the slender division that often exists between two states where one is worse than the other and can also be taken as a reference to a notable succession of related people.

-David Gilbertson

Born in Wallasey, Merseyside, David Gilbertson read English and Modern Languages at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University before beginning a career in business journalism and information publishing. He was Editor of Lloyd’s List and Metal Bulletin and Publisher of The Lancet. He went on to head two of the UK’s biggest business and professional information companies: Informa and Emap.

Now, he and his wife divide their time between London and Provence.

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