Only Time Will Tell

The number one bestselling first book in The Clifton Chronicles, a multi-generational family saga.

<p><b>Ambitious and addictive, <i>Only Time Will Tell</i> is the first novel in Jeffrey Archer&rsquo;s The Clifton Chronicles, beginning the epic tale of Harry Clifton, a working-class boy from the docks of Bristol.</b><br><br>It is 1920, and against the backdrop of a world ravaged by conflict, Harry&rsquo;s story begins with the words &lsquo;I was told that my father was killed in the war&rsquo;. Harry&rsquo;s existence is defined by the death of his father and he seems destined to a life on the docks until a remarkable gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys school and entry into a world he could never have envisaged.<br><br>Over the course of twenty years, as the Second World War and the fight against Hitler draws nearer, Harry will learn the awful truth about his father&rsquo;s death and of his own connections to a powerful shipping family, the Barringtons. And in doing so, he will change his destiny forever . . .<br><br><b>Richly imagined and populated with remarkable characters, The Clifton Chronicles will take you on a powerful journey, bringing to life one hundred years of family history in a story neither you, nor Harry, could ever have dreamt of.</b><br><br><b>Continue the bestselling series with <i>The Sins of the Father</i> and<i> Best Kept Secret</i>.</b></p>