Synopsis
Only days before
Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the
consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that
his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined
the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German
U-boat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the
SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry
and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw. When Bradshaw
dies in the night, Harry seizes on the chance to escape his tangled past
and assumes his identity.
On landing in America, however, Bradshaw quickly learns the mistake he has made, when he discovers what is awaiting him in New York. Without any way of proving his true identity, Harry Clifton is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape.
On landing in America, however, Bradshaw quickly learns the mistake he has made, when he discovers what is awaiting him in New York. Without any way of proving his true identity, Harry Clifton is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape.
Art mimics reality or whatever the quote is, but I mean it’s really Archer putting his life experiences into his sequel. After the events of the first volume, our hero Harry ends up in prison and gets what: he writes a diary! It’s all because of the cliff-hanger the first volume Only Time Will Tell ended on.
I mean in the present day you can get DNA testing kits over the internet or alternatively go on The Jeremy Kyle Show (for five minutes of fame and a new set of teeth). I don’t want to say too much because of spoilers, but what transpires is a brilliant second volume. It has heroes and villains and is one riveting read.
Normally books contain elements I don’t like, but I just loved it. Sorry this review is short and sweet but I don’t want to spoil it for you.
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