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As the Crow Flies
First published 1991 - HarperCollins
Growing up in the slums of East End London,
Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit
and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather
dies leaving him the floundering business. With the help of Becky
Salmon, an enterprising young woman, Charlie sets out to make
a name for himself as "The Honest Trader". But the brutal
onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home and into the
path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie
and his family for generations.
Encompassing three continents and spanning
over sixty years, As the Crow Flies brings to life a magnificent
tale of one man's rise from rags to riches set against the backdrop
of a changing century.
"A certified
page-turner."
-- New York Daily News
"An endearing
story."
--The Wall Street Journal
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