As the Crow Flies, Paperback
Descriere
Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather dies leaving him the floundering business. With the help of Becky Salmon, an enterprising young woman, Charlie sets out to make a name for himself as ""The Honest Trader."" But the brutal onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home and into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations. Encompassing three continents and spanning over sixty years, As the Crow Flies brings to life a magnificent tale of one man's rise from rags to riches set against the backdrop of a changing century.
Despre autor
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer de Weston-super-Mare a fost un autor englez de succes și politician. Cariera sa politică s-a încheiat cu o condamnare la închisoare pentru sperjur și obstrucționarea justiției pe care a efectuat-o în perioada 2001-2003. Înainte de debutul său literar, Archer a fost membru al Parlamentului (1969–74), deputat al Partidului Conservator (Britanic) (1985–86).
