Cometh the Hour
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Cometh the Hour

by Jeffrey Archer

2016•Drama•528 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalthrillerrealisticlinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardycomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn emotional novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The reading of a suicide note has devastating consequences for the Clifton family. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalPoliticalThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardyComplex relationshipSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

FamiliesSecretsFamily lifeSocial classesSagasSuspenseHistoryEngland

Details

Author
Jeffrey Archer
Published
2016
Pages
528
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