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  Only Time Will Tell takes a cast of memorable characters from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford, or join the fight against Hitler’s Germany.

  In Jeffrey Archer’s masterful hands, you will be taken on a journey that you won’t want to end, even after you turn the last page of this unforgettable yarn, because you’ll be faced with a dilemma that neither you, nor Harry Clifton could ever have anticipated.

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  FALSE IMPRESSION

  JEFFREY ARCHER, whose novels and short stories include Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Kane & Abel and A Twist in the Tale, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 120 million copies.

  The author has served five years in the House of Commons, fourteen years in the House of Lords, and two in Her Majesty’s prisons, which spawned three highly acclaimed Prison Diaries.

  False Impression is his first novel since being released from prison, and he is currently working on a screenplay and a new volume of short stories, entitled Cat o’ Nine Tales.

  The author is married with two children, and lives in London and Cambridge.

  ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER

  NOVELS

  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

  Shall We Tell the President?

  Kane & Abel

  The Prodigal Daughter

  First Among Equals

  A Matter of Honour

  As the Crow Flies

  Honour Among Thieves

  The Fourth Estate

  The Eleventh Commandment

  Sons of Fortune

  SHORT STORIES

  A Quiver Full of Arrows

  A Twist in the Tale

  Twelve Red Herrings

  The Collected Short Stories

  To Cut a Long Story Short

  PLAYS

  Beyond Reasonable Doubt

  Exclusive

  The Accused

  PRISON DIARIES

  Volume One - Belmarsh: Hell

  Volume Two - Wayland: Purgatory

  Volume Three - North Sea Camp: Heaven

  SCREENPLAYS

  Mallory: Walking off the Map

  False Impression

  First published 2005 by Macmillan

  First published in paperback 2006 by Pan Books

  This electronic edition published 2008 by Pan Books

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  ISBN 978-0-330-46462-8 PDF

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