Mightier than the Sword
The Clifton Chronicles Volume five
Published on 11. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-0350-2281-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
A rip-roaring read * Mail on Sunday * If there was a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win * Daily Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
357 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-2281-6 (9781035022816)
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Jeffrey Archer
Mightier than the Sword
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07/2019
Pan Books
€31.15
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Person
Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O' Nine Tales, is one of the world's favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in ninety-seven countries and in more than thirty-seven languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than GBP50 million for different charities over the years. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two granddaughters and two grandsons.
Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than GBP50 million for different charities over the years. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two granddaughters and two grandsons.