As the Crow Flies - Softcover

Archer, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312997116 ISBN 13: 9780312997113

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather dies leaving him the floundering business. With the help of Becky Salmon, an enterprising young woman, Charlie sets out to make a name for himself as "The Honest Trader". But the brutal onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home and into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations.

Encompassing three continents and spanning over sixty years, As the Crow Flies brings to life a magnificent tale of one man's rise from rags to riches set against the backdrop of a changing century.

About this title

Review:

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

"Archer...has an extraordinary talent for turning notoriety into gold, and telling fast-moving stories." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

"Great fun!" --Kirkus Reviews

"A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction." --Entertainment Weekly

"Archer is a master entertainer." --Time

"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

"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next." --The Washington Post

"Archer is one of the most captivating storytellers writing today. His novels are dramatic, fast moving, totally entertaining-and almost impossible to put down." --Pittsburgh Press

Book Description:

If your dream is big enough, not even your enemies can stop you.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312997116
• ISBN 13: 9780312997113
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 789