This Was a Man

Resumen del libro

This Was a Man is the captivating final instalment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer's reputation as a master storyteller. 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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p JEFFREY ARCHER cuyas novelas incluyen la serie de las x{0026}lt;i Crónicas de Clifton, x{0026}lt;/i las novelas de William Warwick y Kane y Abel, es uno de los autores más vendidos del mundo, con ventas de más de 275 millones de copias en todo el mundo.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Famoso por su disciplina como escritor que trabaja en hasta catorce borradores de cada libro, Jeffrey también aporta una gran cantidad de conocimiento a sus obras. Ya sea su propia carrera en la política, su apasionado interés por el arte o la riqueza de fascinantes detalles, inspirados por la extraordinaria red de amigos que ha construido a lo largo de su vida en el corazón del x{0026}lt;i stablishment x{0026}lt;/i británico, sus novelas brindan una visión fascinante de toda una gama de mundos x{0026}lt;i a priori x{0026}lt;/i cerrados.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Miembro de la Cámara de los Lores, el autor está casado con Mary Archer y tienen dos hijos, dos nietas y tres nietos. Divide su tiempo entre Londres, Grantchester en Cambridge y Mallorca, donde escribe el primer borrador de cada nueva novela.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;b www.jeffreyarcher.comx{0026}lt;/b x{0026}lt;/p