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
Only Time Will Tell
โ Scribed by Jeffrey Archer
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
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...
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