This Was a Man
The Final Volume of The Clifton Chronicles
St. Martin's Press
Available: 11/08/16
6.42 x 9.57 · 416 pages
9781250061638
CDN $34.99
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer
The sweeping saga of the Cliftons - across generations, from Europe to America, through heartache and rivalry and triumph - is about to reach its stunning conclusion. Harry Clifton's story began in 1920, as a dock worker in England, and now he is set to write his magnum opus. As he reflects on his days, the lives of his family continue to unfold, unravel, and intertwine in ways no one could have imagined . . .
Harry's wife Emma, who just completed her time at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, receives a surprise callfrom Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Giles Barrington discovers a shocking truth about his wife, Karin. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara's abrupt resignation. Sebastian's daughter Jessica is expelled from school, but her aunt Grace comes totherescue. And Lady Virginia, who is set to flee the country to avoid her creditors, finds an opportunity to clear her debts after the Duchess of Hertford dies - and a way tofinallytrump the Cliftons and Barringtons.
JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and has served twenty-seven years as a Member of the House of Lords. Now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages, all of his novels and short story collections - including Kane & Abel, Only Time Will Tell and This Was a Man - have been international bestsellers. Jeffrey is married with two sons and three grandchildren, and lives in London, Cambridge and Majorca.
