Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles) - Hardcover

Archer, Jeffrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031253955X ISBN 13: 9780312539559

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2011

Synopsis

From the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comesOnly Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph.

The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the words "I was told that my father was killed in the war." A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle, who expects Harry to join him at the shipyard once he's left school. But then an unexpected gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys' school, and his life will never be the same again.

As he enters into adulthood, Harry finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question, was he even his father? Is he the son of Arthur Clifton, a stevedore who spent his whole life on the docks, or the firstborn son of a scion of West Country society, whose family owns a shipping line?

This introductory novel in Archer's ambitious series The Clifton Chronicles includes a cast of colorful characters and takes us from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take up a place at Oxford or join the navy and go to war with Hitler's Germany. From the docks of working-class England to the bustling streets of 1940 New York City,Only Time Will Tell takes readers on a journey through to future volumes, which will bring to life one hundred years of recent history to reveal a family story that neither the reader nor Harry Clifton himself could ever have imagined.

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Review

Praise for "Only Time Will Tell

""I was utterly hooked. It was an absurdly enjoyable read."
---Anthony Horowitz, "Daily Telegraph" (London)

Praise for Jeffrey Archer

"A dynamite commercial novel...Archer brings it off with panache."
---"The Washington Post" on "A Prisoner of Birth"

"A compelling read...The pace never flags."
---"Newsday" (New York) on "A Prisoner of Birth"

"One of the top ten storytellers in the world."
---"Los Angeles Times"

"Archer is a master entertainer."
---"Time" magazine

"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas."
---"The Washington Post" on "A Twist in the Tale"

"There isn't a better storyteller alive."
---Larry King

""Kane and Abel"...that classic of modern literature."
---"The Times" (London)

Praise for""

JEFFREY ARCHER

"One of the top ten storytellers in the world." --"Los Angeles Times"

"There isn't a better story-teller alive." --Larry King""

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." --"The Boston Globe"

"Cunning plots, silken style.... Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." --"The New York Times"

"Archer is a master entertainer." --"Time"

"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill." --"Washington Post"

And his novels

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SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"Outrageous and top-notch terror." --"Vogue"

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"The only difference between this book and "The Day of the Jackal" is that Archer is a better writer."--"Chicago Tribune"

"Authentic, literate, and scary."--"Cosmopolitan"

"The countdown is the thing; the pace, the pursuit, the what-next, the how-is-it-going-to-come-out..."--"Boston Globe"

"Holds the reader in a vicelike grip."--"Penthouse"

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A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"A compelling read." --"Newsday "

"Dynamite...plot twists and a slam-bang finale."--"The Washington Post"

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." --"The Boston Globe"

"Thoroughly enjoyable."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Compulsively readable.""--Library Journal"

"Gripping."--"The Vancouver Sun "

"Anexercise in wish fulfillment. The good may suffer, but the bad will get theirs in the end. The fun is watching it unfold."--"St. Petersburg Times" (Florida)

""

CAT O'NINE TALES

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"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." --"The Boston Globe"

""

"The economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime and justice doesn't always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)

""

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FALSE IMPRESSION

"A worthy successor to "The Da Vinci Code.""--Liz Smith, "New York Post"

"Archer is back in top form with [this] latest thriller." --"Library Journal" (starred review)

"Thoroughly imagined...entertaining...thrilling." --"Denver Post"

"Murder and a high-stakes art-world theft are cleverly blended [in this] exciting...global thrill-ride." --"Vancouver Sun"

"Sail along from one high crime to the next....Archer is a great plotter....[and] in the middle of the action, [he] drops research gems."--Liz Smith, "New York Post"

Praise for""

JEFFREY ARCHER

And his novels

SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

A PRISONER OF BIRTH

CAT O'NINE TALES

FALSE IMPRESSION

Praise for

A worthy successor to "The Da Vinci Code."--Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION "New York Post "

Sail along from one high crime to the next....Archer is a great plotter....[and] in the middle of the action, [he] drops research gems.--Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION "New York Post "

Outrageous and top-notch terror. "Vogue on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?"

The only difference between this book and "The Day of the Jackal" is that Archer is a better writer. "Chicago Tribune on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?"

Authentic, literate, and scary. "Cosmopolitan on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?"

The countdown is the thing; the pace, the pursuit, the what-next, the how-is-it-going-to-come-out "Boston Globe on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?"

Holds the reader in a vicelike grip. "Penthouse on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?"

A compelling read. "Newsday on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Dynamite plot twists and a slam-bang finale. "The Washington Post on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages. "The Boston Globe on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Thoroughly enjoyable. "Publishers Weekly on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Compulsively readable. "Library Journal on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Gripping. "The Vancouver Sun on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

An exercise in wish fulfillment. The good may suffer, but the bad will get theirs in the end. The fun is watching it unfold. "St. Petersburg Times (Florida) on A PRISONER OF BIRTH"

Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages. "The Boston Globe on CAT O'NINE TALES"

The economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime and justice doesn't always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story. "Publishers Weekly (starred review) on CAT O'NINE TALES"

A worthy successor to "The Da Vinci Code." Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION, "New York Post"

Archer is back in top form with [this] latest thriller. "Library Journal (starred review) on FALSE IMPRESSION"

Thoroughly imagined...entertaining...thrilling. "Denver Post on FALSE IMPRESSION"

Murder and a high-stakes art-world theft are cleverly blended [in this] exciting...global thrill-ride. "Vancouver Sun on FALSE IMPRESSION"

Sail along from one high crime to the next....Archer is a great plotter....[and] in the middle of the action, [he] drops research gems. Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION, "New York Post""

"Outrageous and top-notch terror." --Vogue on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"The only difference between this book and The Day of the Jackal is that Archer is a better writer." --Chicago Tribune on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"Authentic, literate, and scary." --Cosmopolitan on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"The countdown is the thing; the pace, the pursuit, the what-next, the how-is-it-going-to-come-out..." --Boston Globe on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"Holds the reader in a vicelike grip." --Penthouse on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?

"A compelling read." --Newsday on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Dynamite...plot twists and a slam-bang finale." --The Washington Post on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." --The Boston Globe on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Thoroughly enjoyable." --Publishers Weekly on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Compulsively readable." --Library Journal on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Gripping." --The Vancouver Sun on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"An exercise in wish fulfillment. The good may suffer, but the bad will get theirs in the end. The fun is watching it unfold." --St. Petersburg Times (Florida) on A PRISONER OF BIRTH

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." --The Boston Globe on CAT O'NINE TALES

"The economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime and justice doesn't always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on CAT O'NINE TALES

"A worthy successor to The Da Vinci Code." --Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION, New York Post

"Archer is back in top form with [this] latest thriller." --Library Journal (starred review) on FALSE IMPRESSION

"Thoroughly imagined...entertaining...thrilling." --Denver Post on FALSE IMPRESSION

"Murder and a high-stakes art-world theft are cleverly blended [in this] exciting...global thrill-ride." --Vancouver Sun on FALSE IMPRESSION

"Sail along from one high crime to the next....Archer is a great plotter....[and] in the middle of the action, [he] drops research gems." --Liz Smith on FALSE IMPRESSION, New York Post

Book Description

The Clifton Chronicles - a multi-generational family saga, from the epic master storyteller

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 031253955X
• ISBN 13: 9780312539559
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 386