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Mightier than the Sword
The Clifton Chronicles (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jeffrey Archer
- Narrator
- Alex Jennings
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 26 February 2015
- Run Time
- 12 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles. It moves towards the end of the 1960s, as the Cliftons and the Barringtons come up against sworn enemies and new foes . . .
Following the explosion of an IRA bomb on board the Barrington’s flagship MV Buckingham, Emma Clifton must deal with the repercussions on her family’s shipping business. Meanwhile her old adversary, Lady Virginia Fenwick, plots her downfall.
Bestselling novelist Harry, Emma’s husband, is on a mission to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, even if it costs him everything.
Giles, his brother-in-law, a minister of the Crown, faces his own problems when a diplomatic disaster risks his bid for higher office.
With its devastating twists and turns, Archer’s spellbinding the Clifton Chronicles continues to enthral readers and proves once again why Archer’s reign at the top of the charts is without parallel.
Continue the bestselling series with Cometh the Hour and This Was a Man.
Critics Review
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A rip-roaring read
Mail on Sunday
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If there was a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win
Daily Telegraph
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Details
- Author
- Jeffrey Archer
- Narrator
- Alex Jennings
- Duration
- 12 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 February 2015
- ISBN
- 9781447288084
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles. It moves towards the end of the 1960s, as the Cliftons and the Barringtons come up against sworn enemies and new foes . . .Following the explosion of an IRA bomb on board the Barrington’s flagship MV Buckingham, Emma Clifton must deal with the repercussions on her family’s shipping business. Meanwhile her old adversary, Lady Virginia Fenwick, plots her downfall.Bestselling novelist Harry, Emma’s husband, is on a mission to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, even if it costs him everything.Giles, his brother-in-law, a minister of the Crown, faces his own problems when a diplomatic disaster risks his bid for higher office.With its devastating twists and turns, Archer’s spellbinding the Clifton Chronicles continues to enthral readers and proves once again why Archer’s reign at the top of the charts is without parallel.Continue the bestselling series with Cometh the Hour and This Was a Man.
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