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Jeffrey Archer opens The Clifton Chronicles with the story of Harry Clifton, a young man born in 1920 to a working‑class family in Bristol. Raised by an uncle with a shipyard, Harry’s talents win him a scholarship to an exclusive boys’ school, setting him on a path that will never be the same. As he matures, he learns the truth about his father’s death and questions his own lineage, discovering whether he is the son of the humble stevedore Arthur or of a West Country shipping magnate.
Harry’s journey takes him from the docks of England to the classrooms of Oxford and the naval battles of World War II, then on to 1940s New York City. The novel traces a century of history, weaving the personal struggles of the Clifton family with the broader social changes of the twentieth century, and hints at the forthcoming volumes in the saga.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jeffrey Archer
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