Be careful what you wish for

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Label

Be careful what you wish for

Statement of responsibility

Jeffrey Archer

Creator

• Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-
• trueArcher, Jeffrey, 1940-

Author

• Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-

Subject

• trueHistorical fiction
• trueEngagement
• trueEngland
• Families -- England -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
• trueFamily sagas
• trueFatal traffic accidents
• trueHeirs and heiresses
• Historical fiction
• Large type books
• trueNew York City
• truePolitical culture
• truePoliticians
• Social classes -- England -- Fiction
• United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
• true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
• Clifton, Harry, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• trueCorporate intrigue
• Domestic fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Large type books
• trueDomestic fiction
• trueFamily sagas
• trueHistorical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

The fourth volume in the Clifton family saga opens in 1957 with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend? 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, Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner. In London, Harry and Emma's daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with Clive Bingham, who asks her to marry him. Both families are delighted until Jessica's future mother-in-law has a visit from a friend who drops her particular brand of poison into the wedding chalice. Then Cedric Hardcastle, a Yorkshireman who no one has come across before, takes his place on the board of Barringtons. This causes upheaval 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 chairman of the board: Emma Clifton or Alex Fisher? And with that the story takes yet another twist

Member of

• Clifton chronicles ;, 04
• Thorndike Press large print core series
• trueClifton Chronicles

Storyline

• trueIntricately plotted

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueHigh-drama

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Cataloging source

ZQP

Dewey number

823.92

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 570L
• Decoding demand: 89 (very high)
• Semantic demand: 99 (very high)
• Syntactic demand: 80 (high)
• Structure demand: 87 (very high)

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

570

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Clifton chronicles

Series volume

Book 4]

Target audience

adult