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A New York Times Bestselling Author -- 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 Cliftons life begins in 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 learned about life on the docks from his uncle who expects Harry to join him in the shipyard once hes left school But then an unexpected gift wins Harry a scholarship to an exclusive boys school and his life will never be the same again
About the Author
Jeffrey Archer has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies in 97 countries and more than 37 languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times) , short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries) .
Jeffrey served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and twenty-four years as a Member of the House of Lords.
His latest novel THIS WAS A MAN, will be published in November 2016, and is the final volume of a seven-book saga called The Clifton Chronicles. The penultimate book in the series, COMETH THE HOUR, came out in March, and went to #1 on the bestseller lists in the USA, the UK, Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Ireland.
Jeffrey is also an art collector, sports lover and amateur auctioneer, conducting around 30 charity auctions a year.
