Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (UK 2022)

From the Publisher:
Enthralling and ambitious, Sunday Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer's As The Crow Flies brings to life one man's rise from rags to riches - a boy who inherits a barrow and ends up with the biggest supermarket chain in the world.

Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable stall. That day comes all too suddenly when his grandfather dies, leaving him his legacy, his barrow.

The onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home to the trenches of Normandy where he learns to deal with any enemy. Returning to the East End, he finds his barrow stolen, and comes straight into conflict with a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil will follow him and his family for generations, even as Charlie strives to fulfil the dream his grandfather inspired.

In an epic journey set against the turbulent backdrop of a changing century and spanning three continents and sixty years, this mesmerizing tale showcases Archer formidable talents.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. Pan, ISBN: 9781529060065 (August, 2022), 720 p., £9.99.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (UK 2010)

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As the Crow Flies is an epic rags to riches tale from Jeffrey Archer, author of the bestselling The Clifton Chronicles.
If your dream is big enough, not even your enemies can stop you...
Charlie Trumper's earliest memory is of hearing his grandfather's sales patter from behind his costermonger's barrow. When Grandpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps -- his burning ambition is to own a shop that will sell everything: 'The Biggest Barrow in the World'.

Charlie's progress from the teeming streets of Whitechapel to the elegance of Chelsea Terrace is only a few miles as the crow flies. But in Jeffrey Archer's expert hands it becomes an epic journey through the triumphs and disasters of the century, as Charlie follows a thread of love, ambition and revenge to fulfil the dream his grandfather inspired.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. Pan, ISBN: 9780330518697 (November, 2010), 704 p., £7.99.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (USA 2004)

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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.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 0312997116 (May, 2004), 800 p., $7.99.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (UK 1997)

From the Publisher:
Charlie Trumper's earliest memory is of hearing his grandfather's sales patter from behind his costermonger's barrow. When Grandpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps - his burning ambition is to own a shop that will sell everything: "The Biggest Barrow in the World".

Charlie's progress from the teeming streets of Whitechapel to the elegance of Chelsea Terrace is only a few miles as the crow flies. But in Jeffrey Archer's expert hand it becomes an epic journey through the triumph and disasters of the century, as Charlie follows a thread of love, ambition and revenge to fulfil the dream his grandfather inspired.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. HarperCollins, ISBN: 0006478700 (July, 1997), 740 p., £6.99.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (USA 1992)

From the Publisher:
When Charlie Trumper inherits his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow, he inherits as well his enterprising spirit, which quickly lifts him out of poverty in London's East End. Success, however, does not come easily or quickly, particularly when World War I sends Charlie into combat and into an ongoing struggle with a vengeful enemy who will not rest until Charlie is destroyed.

As the crow flies, it is only few miles from Whitechapel to Chelsea Terrace, where Trumper's, the world's largest department store, will have its beginnings. But for Charlie Trumper, following threads of love, ambition, and revenge, it will be an epic journey that carries him across three continents and through the triumphs and disasters of the twentieth century, all leading toward the fulfillment of his greatest dream.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. HarperCollins, ISBN: 0061099341 (July, 1992), 740 p., $6.50.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (UK 1991)

From the Publisher:
Born in the East End of London at the turn of the century, Charlie Trumper retains as his earliest memory his grandfather's sales patter from behind his fruit and vegetable barrow, and when Cranpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. But it isn't long before he's spreading his wings beyond the teeming streets of Whitechap-el, his burning ambition to own a shop that will sell everything: "The Biggest Barrow in the World."

War brutally interrupts those plans and leaves him with his closest friend dead, a mysterious inheritance, and an implacable enemy who will not rest until Charlie and his ambitions are finally destroyed. As Charlie returns to a world full of hope and promise for the future, he needs to remember all those lessons of courage, friendship, and betrayal he learned in the squalor of the trenches to keep his dreams alive.

Charlie Trumper's progress from Whitechapel to Chelsea Terrace, where the Biggest Barrow in the World has its beginnings, is only a couple of miles as the crow flies, but in Jeffrey Archer's expert hands it becomes an epic journey through the triumphs and disasters of the twentieth century, following a thread of love, ambi-tion, and revenge that leads across three continents as Charlie struggles to fulfill the dream his grandfather inspired.

AS THE CROW FLIES is another stunning feat of storytelling from the world's most popular novelist and is destined to capture the imagination of millions.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. A Novel. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 0340541598 (June, 1991), 639 p., £14.99.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies (USA 1991)

From the Publisher:
Born in the East End of London at the turn of the century, Charlie Trumper retains as his earliest memory his grandfather's sales patter from behind his fruit and vegetable barrow, and when Cranpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. But it isn't long before he's spreading his wings beyond the teeming streets of Whitechap-el, his burning ambition to own a shop that will sell everything: "The Biggest Barrow in the World."

War brutally interrupts those plans and leaves him with his closest friend dead, a mysterious inheritance, and an implacable enemy who will not rest until Charlie and his ambitions are finally destroyed. As Charlie returns to a world full of hope and promise for the future, he needs to remember all those lessons of courage, friendship, and betrayal he learned in the squalor of the trenches to keep his dreams alive.

Charlie Trumper's progress from Whitechapel to Chelsea Terrace, where the Biggest Barrow in the World has its beginnings, is only a couple of miles as the crow flies, but in Jeffrey Archer's expert hands it becomes an epic journey through the triumphs and disasters of the twentieth century, following a thread of love, ambi-tion, and revenge that leads across three continents as Charlie struggles to fulfill the dream his grandfather inspired.

As the Crow flies is another stunning feat of storytelling from the world's most popular novelist and is destined to capture the imagination of millions.

Jeffrey Archer: As the Crow Flies. A Novel. HarperCollins, ISBN: 0060179147 (May, 1991), 617 p., $22.95.