Be Careful What You Wish For (Archer novel)
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| Author | Jeffrey Archer |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Clifton Chronicles (Book 4) |
| Published | March 13, 2014 |
| Publisher |
Macmillan (UK) St. Martin's Press (US) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback), Audio, eBook |
| Pages | 400 (Paperback), 387 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-230-74825-5 |
| OCLC | 857879257 |
| Preceded by | Best Kept Secret |
| Followed by | Mightier Than the Sword |
Be Careful What You Wish For is the fourth novel in Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles. It was published on March 13, 2014.[1][2]
Plot
Be Careful What You Wish For follows the Barrington-Clifton family during the years 1957 to 1964, when Emma Barrington Clifton seeks to take control of her family shipping business and must deal with conspiracies and sabotage,[1] opening with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno?
When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher,[3] in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham.
Back in London, Harry and Emma’s adopted daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with a fellow student, Clive Bingham, who asks her to marry him. Both families are delighted until Priscilla Bingham, Jessica’s future mother-in-law, has a visit from an old friend, Lady Virginia Fenwick, who drops her particular brand of poison into the wedding chalice.
Then, without warning, Cedric Hardcastle, a bluff Yorkshireman who no one has come across before, takes his place on the board of Barringtons.[1] This causes an upheaval that none of them could have anticipated, and will change the lives of every member of the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle’s first decision is who to support to become the next chairman of the board: Emma Clifton or Major Alex Fisher? And with that decision, the story takes yet another twist, that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Be Careful What You Wish For showcases the master storyteller’s talent as never before – when the Clifton and Barrington families march forward into the sixties, in this epic tale of love, revenge, ambition and betrayal.
Sequel
There will be seven books in the Clifton Chronicles instead of the initial five as was earlier intended. This is due to the fact that Archer felt that he could not end the series without suddenly killing Harry Clifton, the protagonist of the series so he decided to extend the series. The next book, Mightier Than the Sword will be published on February 24, 2015[4] and Archer has stated that Margaret Thatcher will make an appearance.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Be Careful What You Wish For", Kirkus Reviews, February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "I've picked up some unbelievable stories along the way: Jeffrey Archer". The Times of India. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Archer, Paula Brackston, Siri Hustvedt, & More; Fiction Previews, Mar. 2014, Pt. 4", Library Journal, September 30, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Mightier-Than-Sword-Clifton-Chronicles/dp/1250034515
- ↑ "This Week's Bestsellers: May 13, 2013", Publishers Weekly, May 11, 2013.