Only Time Will Tell (novel)
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Only Time Will Tell is a first part of the five in Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer. The book is being released worldwide in 2011. It was launched by Jeffrey Archer himself at Bangalore
, India
in March 2011, as the beginning of a global book tour.
Harry Clifton, spanning the time between 1920 and 1940, up to the beginning of the Second World War.
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for its 83rd edition he thought that he had to do something bigger than Kane and Abel. That is how Clifton Chronicles came into being.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in March 2011, as the beginning of a global book tour.
Plot
The plot revolves around the main protagonistProtagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
Harry Clifton, spanning the time between 1920 and 1940, up to the beginning of the Second World War.
Reception
The novel quickly became a bestseller, reaching number one a day after its release. All the copies of books were sold out the day it was launched by Archer in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Background
When Archer rewrote Kane and AbelKane and Abel (novel)
Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. The title and story is a play on the Biblical brothers, Cain and Abel.Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No...
for its 83rd edition he thought that he had to do something bigger than Kane and Abel. That is how Clifton Chronicles came into being.
Characters
- Harry Clifton - The main protagonist of the book.
- Old Jack Tarr - Is supposedly based on 2 or 3 real life people including General Tommy Mcpherson. In the book he is said to have killed 11 men. The nation awarded him with the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for the service he did to the nation.
- Mr Holcombe - Harry's first teacher at Merrywood Elementary school
- Mr Frobisher - Harry's house master at St Bede's
- Sir Walter Barrington - The patriarch of the Barrington family. A god-fearing man.
- Hugo Barrington - Son of Sir Walter.Referred to by Old Jack Tarr as "A man not cut out of the same cloth as his father." Also the main antagonist in the book. Creates obstacles in Harry's life.
- Maisie Clifton - Harry's Mother
- Deakins - Harry's friend throughout school life
- Giles Barrington - Harry's best friend and Hugo's son.
- Emma Barrington - Giles' sister and Harry's love.