As The Crow Flies, by Jeffrey Archer

Posted on February 12, 2008
Filed Under Fiction Books, Jeffrey Archer |

Jeffrey Archer is another of my favorite authors. He is a strange fellow. Made an ultra-rapid political career, had to withdraw. Have recently spent some time in prison. Has been made a baron -  Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare. And much more strange stuff. However, regardless of all that, he is a wonderful writer and a pleasure to read.

The title of this book, As the Crow Flies, is an idiom meaning “by the most direct way; along a straight line between two places”. This is a suitable description of the tale of Charlie Trumper. As The Crow Flies, by Jeffrey ArcherHe flies. How straight is open for discussion.

Charlie Trumpers story is based on a rags-to-riches theme, which is a fairly typical Archer-theme - seemingly both in real life and in his writings. A young barrow boy from the Whitechapel area of London’s East End, Charlie masters the fine craft of becoming the best fruit and vegetable man in all of the East End. This is a talent he hones at his grandfather’s side and one that stays with him for life and gives him his greatest thrill.

The reader watches Charlie grow from eight-year-old urchin to World War I soldier and chairman of his own London department store. Along the way both triumph and tragedy are his companions, but it is his bitter and hate-filled feud with the Trentham family that will leave you aghast and shocked, but always mesmerized and turning the pages. As the Crow Flies is a wonderful, very entertaining read.

A wonderful read. A few years old, admittedly, but I still love it. Leserglede has more reviews of Jeffrey Archer’s books!

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