This was a man : : the Final Volume of the Clifton Chronicles

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Archer, Jeffrey
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

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"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. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Wonderful conclusion submitted by Jhopson on July 6, 2017, 7:21pm First, if you want to read This Was a Man (and you do) you MUST go back to the beginning of the series, Only Time Will Tell, and start there, and read them all!

This is the final installment of the series featuring the Clifton and Barrington families, now several generations in. Every member of the family finds themselves encountering new challenges and rising to meet them. These characters are deep and well developed, and all lovely people I feel like I know them. After so many years with Emma and Harry, the conclusion of the series brought me to tears. I highly recommend!