A Prisoner Of Birth

Jeffrey Archer Is One Of The Worlds Bestselling Authors, With Sales Of Over 275 Million Copies In 97 Countries, And Is The Only Author Ever To Have Been A Number One Bestseller In Fiction (Twenty Times), Short Stories (Four Times) And Non-Fiction (The Prison Diaries). He Was Born In London, And Brought Up In The West Country. He Gained A Blue In Athletics At Oxford, Was President Of The University Athletics Club, And Went On To Run The 100 Yards In 9.6 Seconds For Great Britain In 1966. Jeffrey Has Served Five Years In The House Of Commons As A Member Of Parliament, And Thirty Years As A Member Of The House Of Lords. He Has Written 27 Novels, 7 Sets Of Short Stories, 3 Prison Diaries, 3 Plays (All Of Which Have Been Performed In London'S West End) And A Gospel. His First Novel, Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less Was Sold To 17 Countries Within A Year. It Was Also Made Into A Successful Serial For Bbc Radio 4, And Was Later Televised In 1990 By The Bbc. He Won The Prix Relay Du Roman Dvasion, A Prize That Rewards A Novel In Which Readers Can Escape From Everyday Life, For His Novel Paths Of Glory, And The Prix Polar International Prize For The Best International Thriller Of The Year, For His Novel A Prisoner Of Birth. The Clifton Chronicles, A Series Of Seven Novels Published Between 2011-2017, Topped The Bestseller Lists Around The World. Famous For His Discipline As A Writer Who Works On Up To Fourteen Drafts Of Each Book, Jeffrey Also Brings A Vast Amount Of Insider Knowledge To His Books. Whether Its His Own Career In Politics, His Passionate Interest In Art, Or The Wealth Of Fascinating Background Detail Inspired By The Extraordinary Network Of Friends He Has Built Over A Lifetime At The Heart Of Britains Establishment His Novels Provide A Fascinating Glimpse Into A Range Of Closed Worlds. Jeffrey Is Also An Amateur Auctioneer, Conducting Up To 20 Charity Auctions A Year. He Has Been Married To Dame Mary Archer, Chair Of The Science Museum Group, For 55 Year, And They Have Two Sons, Two Granddaughters And Three Grandsons. He Splits His Time Between London, Cambridge And Mallorca - Where He Writes The First Draft Of Each New Novel. The Fifth Book In His New William Warwick Novels - The First Of Which, Nothing Ventured, Was Published In 2019 - Is Next In Line Which Will Be Out In September 2022. Photo Credit: Toby Madden Www.Jeffreyarcher.Com Follow Jeffrey On Instagram - Jeffrey_Archer_Author, Facebook And Twitter @Jeffrey_Archer Jeffrey Archer, Whose Novels Include The Clifton Chronicles, The William Warwick Novels And Kane And Abel, Has Topped Bestseller Lists Around The World, With Sales Of Over 300 Million Copies. He Is The Only Author Ever To Have Been A #1 Bestseller In Fiction, Short Stories And Non-Fiction (The Prison Diaries). A Member Of The House Of Lords For Over A Quarter Of A Century, The Author Is Married To Dame Mary Archer, And They Have Two Sons, Two Granddaughters And Two Grandsons.