This was a man / Suspense Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. Clifton family (Fictitious characters) Suspense fiction. Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction. Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character) Families. Social classes. Families Families England History 20th century Fiction. Social classes England Fiction. Social classes Politicians
Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-,
This was a man / Jeffrey Archer. - London : Macmillan, 2016. - 419 pages ; 25 cm. - The Clifton chronicles ; 7 . - Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-. Clifton chronicles ; 7. .
"The final volume of the Clifton chronicles"--Cover.
This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha’s talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil.
9781447252245 (hardback) 9781447252252 (paperback) 1447252241 144725225X
be2017000654
GBB6C3780 bnb
018000226 Uk
Clifton, Harry, (Fictitious character)
Clifton, Harry, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
1900-1999
Suspense--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Clifton family (Fictitious characters)--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character)
Families.
Social classes.
Families--Fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Families England History 20th century Fiction.
Social classes England Fiction.
Families--History--England--20th century--Fiction.
Social classes--England--Fiction.
Politicians--Great Britain--Fiction.
England--History--20th century--Fiction.
England.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Suspense fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction
Thrillers (Fiction).
Thrillers (Fiction).
Family--Print --Adult fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction
Suspense fiction
823/.914
This was a man / Jeffrey Archer. - London : Macmillan, 2016. - 419 pages ; 25 cm. - The Clifton chronicles ; 7 . - Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-. Clifton chronicles ; 7. .
"The final volume of the Clifton chronicles"--Cover.
This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha’s talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil.
9781447252245 (hardback) 9781447252252 (paperback) 1447252241 144725225X
be2017000654
GBB6C3780 bnb
018000226 Uk
Clifton, Harry, (Fictitious character)
Clifton, Harry, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
1900-1999
Suspense--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Clifton family (Fictitious characters)--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character)
Families.
Social classes.
Families--Fiction.
Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Families England History 20th century Fiction.
Social classes England Fiction.
Families--History--England--20th century--Fiction.
Social classes--England--Fiction.
Politicians--Great Britain--Fiction.
England--History--20th century--Fiction.
England.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Suspense fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction
Thrillers (Fiction).
Thrillers (Fiction).
Family--Print --Adult fiction
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction
Suspense fiction
823/.914