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The number one bestselling first book in The Clifton Chronicles, a multi-generational family saga.

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Ambitious and addictive, Only Time Will Tell is the first novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer´s the Clifton Chronicles begins the epic tale of Harry Clifton, a working-class boy from the docks of Bristol.

It is 1920, and against the backdrop of a world ravaged by conflict, Harry´s story begins with the words ´I was told that my father was killed in the war´. Harry´s existence is defined by the death of his father and he seems destined to a life on the docks until a remarkable gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys school and entry into a world he could never have envisaged.

Over the course of twenty years, as the Second World War and the fight against Hitler draws nearer, Harry will learn the awful truth about his father´s death and of his own connections to a powerful shipping family, the Barringtons. And in doing so, he will change his destiny forever . . .

Richly imagined and populated with remarkable characters, the Clifton Chronicles will take you on a powerful journey, bringing to life one hundred years of family history in a story neither you, nor Harry, could ever have dreamt of.

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Archer is on top form Daily Telegraph

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Archer, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O´ Nine Tales, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries). A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

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