The Sins of the Father

Overview: Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a best-selling English author and former politician.His first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, was picked up by the literary agent Deborah Owen and published first in the US, then eventually in Britain in the Autumn of 1976. The book was an instant success and Archer avoided bankruptcy, never being legally declared bankrupt. A BBC Television adaptation of the book was broadcast in 1990, and a radio adaptation was aired on BBC Radio 4 in the early 1980s. New York, 1939. Tom Bradshaw Is Arrested For First Degree Murder. He Stands Accused Of Killing His Brother. When Sefton Jelks, A Top Manhattan Lawyer, Offers His Services For Nothing, Penniless Tom Has Little Choice But To Accept His Assurance Of A Lighter Sentence. After Tom Is Tried, Found Guilty And Sentenced, Jelks Disappears, And The Only Way For Him To Prove His Innocence Would Be To Reveal His True Identity – Something That He Has Sworn Never To Do In Order To Protect The Woman He Loves. Meanwhile, The Young Woman In Question Travels To New York, Leaving Their Son Behind In England, Having Decided She'll Do Whatever It Takes To Find The Man She Was To Marry – Unwilling To Believe That He Died At Sea. The Only Proof She Has Is A Letter. A Letter That Has Remained Unopened On A Mantelpiece In Bristol For Over A Year. Jeffrey Archer Continues The Saga Of The Clifton Chronicles With This Epic Second Novel In The Series, The Sins Of The Father. Family Loyalties Are Stretched To Their Limits As Secrets Unravel, And The Story Moves From The Backstreets Of Bristol To The Boardrooms Of Manhattan. The master storyteller continues the Clifton saga with this, the second volume. On arrival in America, Harry Clifton is arrested for first degree murder, for killing Bill Bradshaw. He is tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death by the electric chair. Meanwhile Emma goes to London to give birth to Sebastian, Harry's child. On visiting Maisie to introduce her to her grandson, she becomes convinced that Harry is still alive. With the help of Sir Walter, she goes to America in search of Harry, where she must then fight to save his life. Meanwhile, when Sir Walter dies, Hugo takes over the Barrington shipping line, but manages to run the company into the ground, and when war is declared, Giles Barrington leaves Oxford to join the Gloucestershire Regiment, gaining respect and eventually glory in the military. And as the war progresses, Sebastian is brought up by his grandmother, Elizabeth Barrington. As a young man, he falls in love with the sister of a school friend, whose father is an Argentinean businessman who has made a fortune in arms dealing to both sides during the war Engrossing and memorable, The Sins of the Father is the second novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's celebrated the Clifton Chronicles. It takes us to New York in 1939 where our hero Harry Clifton is in desperate need of help. Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry joins the Merchant Navy, unable to face long-held family secrets and the fact he will never be able to marry his true love Emma Barrington. But when his ship is sunk mid-Atlantic, Harry takes the opportunity to assume the identity of one his deceased rescuers and begin a new life. Landing in America, he quickly discovers he has made a mistake and without any way to prove his true identity, Harry is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape . . . Brimming with intrigue, the Clifton Chronicles continues its powerful journey with family loyalties stretched to their limits and fates decided. Continue the bestselling series with Best Kept Secret and Be Careful What You Wish For . Title page 2 Dedication page 3 untitled 4 Epigraph page 5 Contents 6 HARRY CLIFTON 1939-1941 10 1 11 2 22 3 33 4 44 5 52 EMMA BARRINGTON 1939-1941 58 6 59 7 68 8 77 9 86 10 92 GILES BARRINGTON 1939-1941 97 11 98 12 104 HARRY CLIFTON 1941 118 13 119 EMMA BARRINGTON 1941 125 14 126 15 130 GILES BARRINGTON 1941 144 16 145 17 156 EMMA BARRINGTON 1941 162 18 163 19 175 GILES BARRINGTON 1941-1942 181 20 182 21 187 22 198 23 205 HUGO BARRINGTON 1939-1942 217 24 218 MAISIE CLIFTON 1939-1942 231 25 232 26 238 27 245 28 251 29 258 30 268 EMMA BARRINGTON 1941-1942 278 31 279 32 288 HUGO BARRINGTON 1942-1943 297 33 298 34 308 35 317 36 324 37 331 EMMA BARRINGTON 1942 345 38 346 39 356 40 364 HARRY CLIFTON 1945 372 41 373 42 383 43 392 44 398 45 412 46 417 ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER 437 Acknowledgements 439 Copyright page 440 It is only days before Britain declares war on Germany. Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of a family scandal, and realizing he can never marry Emma Barrington, has joined the Merchant Navy. When a German U-boat sinks his ship, Harry and a handful of sailors are rescued by the SS Kansas Star, among them an American named Tom Bradshaw. That night, when Bradshaw dies, Harry seizes a chance to bury his past―by assuming the man's identity. The master storyteller continues The Clifton Chronicles with The Sins of The Father, the captivating and page-turning second volume.