This Was a Man (The Clifton Chronicles Book 7) - Historical Fiction Novel by Jeffrey Archer - Perfect for Book Clubs & Historical Drama Lovers

I wrapped up The Clifton Chronicles by finishing "This Was a Man" this morning.I would be lying if I did not admit I had tears rolling down my cheeks while reading the last chapter. This book is a very good conclusion to a very good series which is excellent in most part. Some of the last book is in Sir. Archer's favorite territory - politics where it pits a brother who is a leader of the Labor party against the sister who is the minister for the Tories. Very enjoyable to read.This book brings closure to the primary question the series started with - did the two primary protagonists committed incest or not. To find the answer to this question, we go nearly seven decades, four generations, true friendships, constitutional crisis and many mega villains to find the answer.I read these books as they were released, so there was a gap of many months or an year between them. That made the experience better, in my opinion, since it brings me to the one negative about this series.I think this series had three books too many. I think this was a three series book, like Kane and Abel, may be four. I know that Sir.Archer started with a five series book and expanded it to seven, and I think that was a mistake. Some of the characters appear repetitive, some of the plot points appear just to extend the series.Having the break between the books made this more palatable. The really nice thing about these books is they can also stand alone - Sir. Archer provides enough context for series readers to remember what happened and a new reader just enough information to move on. However, I suspect that if you binge read all seven books in one go, as some of my friends are planning to do, you might find it laborious.I admit, I will miss the Cliftons and the Harringtons.