As the Crow Flies

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 Grandpa 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 Whitechapel, 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 White Chapel 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, ambition, and revenge that leads across three continents as Charles 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. 

This used book is in fair condition. The dust cover has some damage on the back.