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Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250039029
ISBN-139781250039026
eBay Product ID (ePID)150564559
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnly Time Will Tell
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicSagas, Family Life, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorJeffrey Archer
Book SeriesThe Clifton Chronicles Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.7 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Archer delivers another page-turning, heart-stopping saga, with delightful twists, and a surprise ending... readers will surely wait for the next with bated breath." -- Publishers Weekly "General readers as well as Archer fans will enjoy this unforgettable tale, which abounds with cliff-hangers that propel its intriguing and intricate plot." -- Library Journal (starred review) "What appears at the outset to be a straightforward coming-of-age tale becomes, by the end, a saga of power, betrayal, and bitter hatred. The novel ends on a deliberately dark note, setting the stage for the sequel...An outstanding effort from a reliable veteran." -- Booklist (starred Review) "I was utterly hooked. It was an absurdly enjoyable read." -- Anthony Horowitz, Daily Telegraph (London) "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 "A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas." -- The Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale " Kane and Abel ...that classic of modern literature." -- The Times (London), General readers as well as Archer fans will enjoy this unforgettable tale, which abounds with cliff-hangers that propel its intriguing and intricate plot., Praise for Only Time Will Tell "Archer delivers another page-turning, heart-stopping saga, with delightful twists, and a surprise ending… readers will surely wait for the next with bated breath." --- Publishers Weekly "General readers as well as Archer fans will enjoy this unforgettable tale, which abounds with cliff-hangers that propel its intriguing and intricate plot." --- Library Journal (starred review) "What appears at the outset to be a straightforward coming-of-age tale becomes, by the end, a saga of power, betrayal, and bitter hatred. The novel ends on a deliberately dark note, setting the stage for the sequel…An outstanding effort from a reliable veteran." --- Booklist (starred Review) "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), "Archer delivers another page-turning, heart-stopping saga, with delightful twists, and a surprise ending... readers will surely wait for the next with bated breath." -- Publishers Weekly "General readers as well as Archer fans will enjoy this unforgettable tale, which abounds with cliff-hangers that propel its intriguing and intricate plot." -- Library Journal (starred review) "What appears at the outset to be a straightforward coming-of-age tale becomes, by the end, a saga of power, betrayal, and bitter hatred. The novel ends on a deliberately dark note, setting the stage for the sequel...An outstanding effort from a reliable veteran." -- Booklist (starred Review) "I was utterly hooked. It was an absurdly enjoyable read." -- Anthony Horowitz, Daily Telegraph (London) "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 "A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas." -- The Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale " Kane and Abel ...that classic of modern literature." -- The Times (London), Archer delivers another page-turning, heart-stopping saga, with delightful twists, and a surprise ending... readers will surely wait for the next with bated breath., 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." - Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale "There isn't a better storyteller alive." - Larry King, 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." - Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale "There isn't a better storyteller alive." - Larry King, 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." - Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale "There isn't a better storyteller alive." - Larry King, What appears at the outset to be a straightforward coming-of-age tale becomes, by the end, a saga of power, betrayal, and bitter hatred. The novel ends on a deliberately dark note, setting the stage for the sequel...An outstanding effort from a reliable veteran., What appears at the outset to be a straightforward coming-of-age tale becomes, by the end, a saga of power, betrayal, and bitter hatred. The novel ends on a deliberately dark note, setting the stage for the sequel…An outstanding effort from a reliable veteran., Archer delivers another page-turning, heart-stopping saga, with delightful twists, and a surprise ending… readers will surely wait for the next with bated breath., 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." - Washington Post on A Twist in the Tale "There isn't a better storyteller alive." - Larry King
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisFrom the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only 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., From the internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer comes Only Time Will Tell , the first in the ambitious Clifton Chronicles 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 engrossing 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., From the internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer comes Only Time Will Tell , the first in the ambitious Clifton Chronicles 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 engrossing 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., From the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only 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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- 06 Aug, 2019
SOME OF THE BEST!
I WOULD HAVE LIKED ALL THE BOOKS IN THIS CHRONICLE TO HAVE MATCHED, BUT ALAS NO GO. I HAVE READ THE WHOLE SET AND THEY WERE SOME OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Apr, 2020
Good fit
Really like the writer and look forward to reading all of his books.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
