Only Time Will Tell
by Jeffrey Archer
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfamilyslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrags to richescomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA moving, weighty novel: wide-ranging and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
11 ratings
About This Book
"From the popular author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the words, "I was told that my father was killed in the war." A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle who expects Harry to join him...
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- Author
- Jeffrey Archer
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 446
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- Open Library
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