This Was a Man

Name: This Was a Man
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by Jeffrey Archer Book 7 in the The Clifton Chronicles series.

First published 2016

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The final volume resolves the intelligence operation surrounding Karin Barrington and follows the older generation as careers built over several decades approach their conclusions. Emma Clifton is invited by Margaret Thatcher to take on a public role, while Giles remains involved in politics and Harry faces the responsibilities created by literary fame. Sebastian’s banking ambitions and the future of his daughter Jessica carry the family story into another generation.

The novel moves through the later Cold War and the changing political culture of Thatcher-era Britain, but its central concern is memory and succession. Long-standing enemies make final attempts to damage the Cliftons and Barringtons, while marriages, deaths and reconciliations alter the meaning of earlier victories. The closing chapters return to the written record of Harry’s life, completing a saga shaped by class, war, business and public service.