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Title: A little vengeance between friends
Review: Ned Maddstone is a blissful young man whose life seems destined to be perfect. He has a marvelous girlfriend and a promising future, but he also has a few so-called friends who wish him harm. A seemingly-innocent promise made to a dying teacher combined with a mean prank on Ned avalanches into a series of events that lands Ned on a remote island as a sort of political prisoner. Separated from all he's ever known, Ned nearly descends into insanity, until a fellow inmate befriends him and helps him to find a way to escape. And he does so, in order to revenge himself on those who destroyed his life. Originally published in England under the title "The Stars' Tennis Balls", "Revenge" is a retelling in a way of "The Count of Monte Cristo". Fry's writing here is enthralling, and while I do like his "Making History" better, this book is worthy of recommendation for its potent renderings of the nature of vengeance.
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