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| Original Title: | Only Time Will Tell |
| ISBN: | 031253955X (ISBN13: 9780312539559) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Clifton Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Harry Clifton, Maisie Clifton, Giles Barrington, Old Jack Tar, Hugo Barrington |
| Setting: | Bristol, England |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2011) |
Jeffrey Archer
Hardcover | Pages: 386 pages Rating: 4.08 | 71181 Users | 5427 Reviews
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| Title | : | Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Jeffrey Archer |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 386 pages |
| Published | : | August 30th 2011 by St Martins Pr (first published May 12th 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery |
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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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Ratings: 4.08 From 71181 Users | 5427 ReviewsJudgment About Books Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles #1)
As usual, the master story teller weaves a beautiful story about the lives of two boys, Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington who become fast friends in school. The book is about two families, Cliftons and Barringtons who live at the two extremes of the social strata. All the characters in the book are interesting, especially the soldier Jack Tarrant, who takes charge of Harry Clifton's life guiding him and playing his mentor. This is a story of friendship, sacrifice and love.Need to pick up theI wasn't sure what to expect going into this book, but it has ended up being one of my favourite reads this year (and I must admit I've had a pretty good run of mostly four and five star reads in 2018). It's the first of seven books, the opening of what promises to be a sweeping story following two families over 100 years. From page one I was completely caught up in this story, following an incredible cast of characters for just over 20 years in this first volume. Harry Clifton is wonderful,
As usual, the master story teller weaves a beautiful story about the lives of two boys, Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington who become fast friends in school. The book is about two families, Cliftons and Barringtons who live at the two extremes of the social strata. All the characters in the book are interesting, especially the soldier Jack Tarrant, who takes charge of Harry Clifton's life guiding him and playing his mentor. This is a story of friendship, sacrifice and love.Need to pick up the
3.5 stars The ending was a cliffhanger which ticks me off.I am always hesitant to start another series, but I've heard such great praise for The Clifton Chronicles, that when "Only Time Will Tell," the first in the series, was offered as a free ebook, I snatched it up. Plus the rest of the series is available from my library on OverDrive, so I definitely plan to continue on. With that cliffhanger, do I have a choice?It's a wonderful cast of characters, reminiscent (IMO) of Peyton Place, and I
It is very frustrating to assign stars on GR. Seems to me that "It's ok" should be smack in the middle followed by "I liked it" and "I loved it." This book was OK. Average. Predictable but entertaining beach read or exercise, driving story. I listented to it and it made my 3 miles on the treadmill bearable and that is what I want in an audiobook. It was well written because Archer is incapable of writing poorly. My major beef is that we get to the end AND IT JUST STOPS. I realize that there are
What a fantastic book. Not just in plot, but in nuance too. This was the first book I read by Jeffrey Archer, but I have every intention of reading many more after this one. This book is set up so that each section is from one person's perspective. Harry, Maisie, Jack Tar, Hugo, Giles and Emma all get a section. (Harry gets the first and last section. Maisie gets an extra few pages in the prologue.) Sounds like a common set up, but here is where it gets really interesting: each section starts
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