{"title":"Roy M. Griffis","description":"Roy \"Griff\" Griffis has written short stories, plays, poetry, novels, and screenplays. He is a member of the Writer's Guild and a former US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. His novel Lonesome George will be published in Spring 2014 by Liberty Island Media. The second volume of the \"By the Hands of Men\" series, entitled To the Colonies and Beyond, will be released in November 2013. He lives in Southern California with his family.","products":[{"product_id":"by-the-hands-of-men-book-five-robert-the-wrath-of-a-righteous-man-paperback","title":"By the Hands of Men, Book Five: Robert The Wrath of a Righteous Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Towering Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book, and the entire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy The Hands of Men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e series, is an incredible achievement by a talented author. 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It is, by turns, a fascinating look at the early twentieth century, a riveting adventure, an insightful and biting political commentary, and a sweeping romance. The characters are wonderfully and deeply drawn, and I found myself emotionally engaged and borne along by the same set of awful circumstances they faced throughout these wonderful books. This series should be required reading in every high school. I envy those just starting out reading this series... you're in for a rare treat!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI thought I knew history before I started reading \"By the Hands of Men.\". The images and events are so realistic, I feel as though I was part of the experience. 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The characters are wonderfully and deeply drawn, and I found myself emotionally engaged and borne along by the same set of awful circumstances they faced throughout these wonderful books. This series should be required reading in every high school. I envy those just starting out reading this series... you're in for a rare treat!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMAGNIFICENT STORY!!! \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTold with amazing kindness and compassion. It was a gripping, agonizing, heart-rending book that touched my heart on every page. What an author!! Thank you! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful! Engrossing!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile reading, I just became so fascinated by the characters and the plot that I could barely put my kindle down. While not reading, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters. I read A LOT and yet I seldom write reviews. In fact I'm forcing myself to write this instead of immediately diving into Book Two, which I've purchased and am chafing at the bit to get to. Excellently written, really. Great characterization. And to think I almost didn't read it because I've read SO MUCH about wars in Europe. Yet the perspective of a Russian countess inadvertently caught up in WW1 is so compelling, who could have guessed? And Matron! What a woman! And Ignace! Oh my goodness! And dear Orlando! Read this book. I'm rushing off to start Book Two.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA soldier fights for his soul in the trenches of France. A field hospital nurse battles death every day. 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Can love survive in a world torn by warfare, greed, and deception? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume of the epic globe-spanning \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the Hands of Men\u003c\/b\u003e series. \u003c\/b\u003eFrom World War I France, it follows Robert and Charlotte through civil-war torn Russia to pre-revolution Shanghai, across the superstition-haunted swamps of the Congo and the timeless deserts of Central Africa, through Paris and London, and into the dream factory of Hollywood in the late 1930s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmersive, exciting, and emotionally compelling, \u003cb\u003eBy the Hands of Men\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping saga of fate, loss, redemption, and undying love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary portrayal of love in a time of brutal warfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasily the best book I have read in a decade. 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It is, by turns, a fascinating look at the early twentieth century, a riveting adventure, an insightful and biting political commentary, and a sweeping romance. The characters are wonderfully and deeply drawn, and I found myself emotionally engaged and borne along by the same set of awful circumstances they faced throughout these wonderful books. This series should be required reading in every high school. I envy those just starting out reading this series... you're in for a rare treat!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou think that Charlotte is safe and then...\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI rushed through reading book 3 because I wanted to know what happened to Charlotte in book 4. It was worth the wait. The trials and tribulations of being Russian during the Bolshevik Revolution reached her all the way to Europe. There were some people glad to know she was alive, but Robert doesn't know, yet. What will she do? Where will she go? You will have to read this book to find out. Now I am so glad I can start book 5. The anticipation is killing me. Please read the books in order or you will not understand the flow of it. It is definitely worth getting all six books at once because you will not want to put any of them down\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe saved her friends from a life of imprisonment and escaped to the safety of England, but the shadow of modern fanaticism looms over Britain and the continent. What future awaits Charlotte when murderous madness stalks Europe?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter escaping her enslavement by the Bolsheviks, Charlotte Braninov begins to build a new life in London. She hoped to leave the insanity of Russia behind with the help of her family of refugees, but a dear friend and benefactor goes missing in France. Journeying to post-war Paris, she once more works as a nurse, confronting disease and danger. With communist zealots prowling Europe, will peace forever elude Charlotte? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blind Machinery of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the fourth volume of the \u003cb\u003eBy the Hands of Men\u003c\/b\u003e series. Historical fiction by Roy M. Griffis, this epic sweeps across four continents in a gripping tale of fate, loss, redemption, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore excitement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI started and finished this book today. Like previous books, this was difficult to put down. I worked in the medical field for over forty years and found the character, Charlotte, very intriguing. 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