This was a man af Jeffrey Archer (Bog)

Forfatter: Jeffrey Archer
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 419
Forlag: Macmillan
Udgivelsesår: 2016
In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her 10 years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha's talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons
Titel: This was a man

Sammendrag: “This Was A Man” er den syvende og sidste roman i Jeffrey Archers Clifton Chronicles, en flergenerationsfortælling om familierne Clifton og Barrington i Storbritannien. Handlingen udspiller sig i slutningen af det 20. århundrede og kombinerer politisk drama, bankverden, kunstmiljø og familiekonflikter. Giles Barrington konfronteres med sandheden om sin hustru Karin og mistanke om spionage. Harry Clifton forsøger at skrive sit magnum opus, mens Emma Clifton runder en karriere som hospitalsformand og kontaktes af Margaret Thatcher med et højt profileret jobtilbud. Sebastian Clifton overtager ledelsen af Farthings Kaufman bank, datteren Jessica smides ud af kunstskolen Slade, og Lady Virginia lægger nye planer for at komme ud af gæld og hævne sig på Cliftons og Barringtons. Bogen afrunder trådene fra hele serien med fokus på loyalitet, ambition, kærlighed, hævn og britisk magtelite.
Type: Hardcover

Bogen indgår i serien: Clifton-krøniken