{"product_id":"only-time-will-tell-paperback","title":"Only Time Will Tell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Archer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer comes \u003ci\u003eOnly Time Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the ambitious Clifton Chronicles series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis introductory novel in Archer's engrossing 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, \u003ci\u003eOnly Time Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Archer\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and nineteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections--including \u003ci\u003eAnd Thereby Hangs a Tale, Kane and Abel, Paths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFalse Impression\u003c\/i\u003e--have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 8.24 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720286769215,"sku":"9781250039026","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1f864c2aff69d64028da06dfbed88fe0.webp?v=1765088655","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/only-time-will-tell-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}