Jeffrey Archer ~ Books I Like

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer son of a printer was born in London, brought up in Somerset, and educated at Wellington School, and Brasenose College, Oxford. Archer then served five years in Britain’s House of Commons, fourteen years in the House of Lords, and two in Her Majesty’s prisons, which spawned three volumes of highly acclaimed Prison Diaries.

Aged 34, determined to repay his creditors in full, he sat down to write his first novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less. Written at the home of his former Oxford Principal, it was taken up by the Literary Agent, Debbie Owen, and sold to 17 countries within a year.All of his novels and short story collections---including Kane and Abel, Sons of Fortune, and False Impression---have been international bestsellers.

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