Clifton Chronicles

The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol. Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford, or join the navy to fight against Hitler’s Germany.

New York, 1939. Tom Bradshaw is arrested for first degree murder. He stands accused of killing his brother. Family loyalties are stretched to their limits as secrets unravel, and the story moves from the backstreets of Bristol to the boardrooms of Manhattan.

It is 1945 and the vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington.

Harry Clifton and his wife, Emma, are 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, the son of Don Pedro Martinez, who is is trying to bring down the esteemed Barrington family.

Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the crown and looks set for even higher office. Then his political career is thrown off balance by none other than his old adversary, Major Alex Fisher, who is selected to stand against him at the general election. But who wins this time?

Giles Barrington must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy?

Tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil.