The Sins of the Father

By Jeffrey Archer

Subjects: Sagas, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2012-05-27, Family secrets, England, fiction, Deception, Secrecy, Historical / General, Englisch, Families, Large type books, Fiction, historical, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, historical, general, World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, family life, Voyages and travels, Roman, Secrets, Fiction, British, Impostors and imposture, Marital conflict, History, New york (n.y.), fiction, Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945), Family life

Description: It is only days before Britain declares war on Germany. Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of a family scandal, and realizing he can never marry Emma Barrington, has joined the Merchant Navy. When a German U-boat sinks his ship, Harry and a handful of sailors are rescued by the SS Kansas Star, among them an American named Tom Bradshaw. That night, when Bradshaw dies, Harry seizes a chance to bury his past―by assuming the man's identity.