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Nice plot. Only Jeffrey Archer can deliver this kind of climax
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As the Crow Flies
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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.
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.
800 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1,1990
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800 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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May 16, 2004 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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9780312997113
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0312997116
- Language
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English
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الكاتب بأسلوبه السهل السلس يجذبك لكي تكمل القراءة حتى النهاية ..
الرواية تحكي قصة رجل يدعى ( تشارلي ترامبر ) من طفولته و على مدى 70 سنة من حياته .. وكيف كان صراع أسرتين طويل الأمد
الرواية إجتماعية من الطراز الأول , حلوة إذا كنت فاضي جدا في سفرة إستجمام مثلا أو قبل النوم لأسلوبها السهل
أعيب على الرواية تفصيلها في الكثير من النواحي حتى الملل بعض المرات .. و يميزها حبكتها الطويلة
الرواية تقع في حوالي 960 صفحة من ورق نوع اليد
الرواية تحكي قصة رجل يدعى ( تشارلي ترامبر ) من طفولته و على مدى 70 سنة من حياته .. وكيف كان صراع أسرتين طويل الأمد
الرواية إجتماعية من الطراز الأول , حلوة إذا كنت فاضي جدا في سفرة إستجمام مثلا أو قبل النوم لأسلوبها السهل
أعيب على الرواية تفصيلها في الكثير من النواحي حتى الملل بعض المرات .. و يميزها حبكتها الطويلة
الرواية تقع في حوالي 960 صفحة من ورق نوع اليد
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As The Crow Flies, first published in 1990.
This is a saga of the rags to riches life of Charlie Trumper. Not really a rags to riches story more the industrious boy from a working class back ground with big aspirations story.
The period of time is from the 1910’s to the 1960’s.
To say that Charlie’s life was colourful would be an understatement, from impoverished childhood with a fruit and vegetable barrow in the East End of London to the fields of France during the WW1. Then in WW2 he became Churchill’s go to man to keep the nation fed. Last but not least, his pride and joy ‘Trumper’s Department Store’.
Nothing in Charlie’s life would come easy. To succeed he will have to fight tooth and nail against a family of high social standing who is out to ruin Charlie hopes and aspiration at every turn.
Charlie’s life unfolds to us via all the principal characters. Each character tells the same basic story but from their pov. This sounds like it should be boring but strangely enough it wasn’t. I soon found myself becoming really invested in all Charlie’s trials and tribulations and infuriated by his enemies.
A satisfying, entertaining read and a must for lovers of family sagas.
A recommended 4 star read.
This is a saga of the rags to riches life of Charlie Trumper. Not really a rags to riches story more the industrious boy from a working class back ground with big aspirations story.
The period of time is from the 1910’s to the 1960’s.
To say that Charlie’s life was colourful would be an understatement, from impoverished childhood with a fruit and vegetable barrow in the East End of London to the fields of France during the WW1. Then in WW2 he became Churchill’s go to man to keep the nation fed. Last but not least, his pride and joy ‘Trumper’s Department Store’.
Nothing in Charlie’s life would come easy. To succeed he will have to fight tooth and nail against a family of high social standing who is out to ruin Charlie hopes and aspiration at every turn.
Charlie’s life unfolds to us via all the principal characters. Each character tells the same basic story but from their pov. This sounds like it should be boring but strangely enough it wasn’t. I soon found myself becoming really invested in all Charlie’s trials and tribulations and infuriated by his enemies.
A satisfying, entertaining read and a must for lovers of family sagas.
A recommended 4 star read.
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I'd rate it with 4 stars, but as it took me back to some British cities, their lifestyle and how they selll like in Sundays Markets, I definitely rates it with 5 stars. I've enjoyed most parts of it and read it with a smile drawn on my face especially when they talk in cockney or when i hear the words in Yorkshire accent.
However, i missed a great opportunity to read it along with a person who has a better background in history, world wars, and interest in documentary films. What even makes him perfect for this novel in particular is his finance knowledge and experience. In such a case, it "would" be the best novel i've read it so far.
However, i missed a great opportunity to read it along with a person who has a better background in history, world wars, and interest in documentary films. What even makes him perfect for this novel in particular is his finance knowledge and experience. In such a case, it "would" be the best novel i've read it so far.
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A great, intrically woven family saga set in Britain. It begins with a man who is a vegetable peddler who has a dream to do and be more and it's the story of his life and the life of his family. I couldn't put it down once I started reading it.
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I read this book for the first time when I was about 14. Since then I have flipped these pages at least twice more. It is one of those books that never lets me down.
It is rare for an 800 page book to hold your attention from start to finish. Archer is a master storyteller. The clarity of his thoughts is reflected in the ease with which the words flow on paper. In Charlie Trumper, the protagonist, Archer has fleshed out a character that will remain with you.
It is rare for an 800 page book to hold your attention from start to finish. Archer is a master storyteller. The clarity of his thoughts is reflected in the ease with which the words flow on paper. In Charlie Trumper, the protagonist, Archer has fleshed out a character that will remain with you.
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I don't do many fives. This may is not only a good writer but a great story teller. This is a long one but the story never gets slow and draggy.
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