When an American sailor named Tom Bradshaw died, Harry - wanting to escape his family drama - assumed Bradshaw's identity. His ship was sunk and Harry was rescued by a U.S. World War II was about to break out and a downcast Harry went off to join the British Navy. Turns out Emma's father - shipping heir Hugo Barrington - probably sired Harry as well, back in the days when Harry's mother was an impulsive young woman. In the first book, Only Time Will Tell, Englishman Harry Clifton was about to marry his great love, Emma Barrington, when a surprise revelation derailed the wedding.

This is the second novel in the seven-book series, 'The Clifton Chronicles.' Without any way of proving his true identity, Harry Clifton is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape.moreģ.5 stars This is the second novel in the seven-book series, 'The Clifton Chronicles.' In the first book, Only Time Will Tell, Englishman Harry Clifton was about to marry his great love, Emma Barrington, when a surprise revelation derailed the wedding. When Bradshaw dies in the night, Harry seizes on the chance to escape his tangled past and assumes his identity.īut on landing in America, he quickly learns the mistake he has made, when he discovers what is awaiting Bradshaw in New York.

An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw. Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy.īut his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-boat, drowning almost the entire crew.

Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant On the heels of the international bestseller Only Time Will Tell, Jeffrey Archer picks up the sweeping story of the Clifton Chronicles. On the heels of the international bestseller Only Time Will Tell, Jeffrey Archer picks up the sweeping story of the Clifton Chronicles.

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