Only time will tell
Tytuł polskiego przekładu: "Czas pokaże ".
Autor: Archer, Jeffrey
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.(goodreads)
Zobacz pełny opisOdpowiedzialność: | Jeffrey Archer. | ||||||||||||||
Seria: | The Clifton chronicles / Jeffrey Archer : [1] | ||||||||||||||
Hasła: | Cliftonowie - (rodzina fikcyjna) Trudne sytuacje życiowe Wybory życiowe Powieść obyczajowa Saga rodzinna Literatura angielska | ||||||||||||||
Adres wydawniczy: | London : Pan Books, 2019. | ||||||||||||||
Opis fizyczny: | 449, [3] strony ; 20 cm. Uwagi: | Tekst w języku angielskim. | Forma gatunek: | Książki. Proza. | Powstanie dzieła: | 2011 r. | Powiązane zestawienia: | Powieść obyczajowa (saga rodzinna) | Skocz do: | Inne pozycje tego autora w zbiorach biblioteki | Dodaj recenzje, komentarz | Inne pozycje z serii | |
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Notka biograficzna:
Archer, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Howard Archer – brytyjski polityk i pisarz. Poseł do Parlamentu w latach 1969–1974. Po zakończeniu kariery politycznej pisał powieści, opowiadania, a także trzy sztuki sceniczne i dzienniki obejmujące okres, gdy przebywał w więzieniu po skazaniu w procesie o krzywoprzysięstwo i wypaczanie wymiaru sprawiedliwości.
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