- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Fourth Estate; Revised edition edition (5 Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841154652
- ISBN-13: 978-1841154657
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 357,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sunday Times
"Utterly mesmerising"
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Michael Gove, The Times
''A brilliant biography'
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A truly wonderful piece of journalism from Michael Crick. This book allows the reader to get a peak at the real Jeffrey Archer the man who must in some respects be a PR man second to none. His whole life and that of his fathers before him has been a tangled web of half truths and out and out lies. The truth was sure to catch up with him sooner or later and this book sheds some light on the truth.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The old cliche, "I couldn't put it down" sums up this book perfectly. Crick lays out the facts about Archer's life with the meticulousness of a scientist presenting his evidence, and cuts brilliantly through the myths which have developed around his subject down the years. This is a truly hilarious and riveting read, made all the more significant in the light of recent events. Maybe some senior Tories ought to have read it before their Mayoral selection process began... An absolutely superb book.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Crick has written a page turnover of his own.
This biography details Archer's life to about the late 90's. It is fascinating to read how intriguing Archer's public and private lives were - and on many occasions even more interesting than his own novels.
Crick rights in a clear, direct style. The quality of the research is thorough, and reveals considerable work on his behalf to trawl through such a complicated life.
The many revelations that Crick reveals about Archer are sure to keep the reader chasing down the next page as I did with me.
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A brilliant biography
Jeffrey Archer: Stranger Than Fiction was Michael Crick's attempt to uncover many of the myths surrounding the background and career of Jeffrey Archer, some of which had been... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jimbo
Archer,warts and all
Crick was one of Archer's most persistent critics in the 1908s-90s..He must be praised for being so before Archer's fall in 1999 when his perjury was first revealed,therefore... Read more
Published 5 months ago by PygmyTwylyte
I want an UPDATE
I bought this when it first came out and will now reread it as it I want an update!It was a good read first time round so thing's can only get better!
Published 8 months ago by A. D. Gherson
An excellent read
A fantastic read for anyone interested in the many twists and tales of Archer's life.
Published on 3 Sep 2001
A classic of its genre
..Get a brilliant journalist to write a biography on the said Archer and you have arguably the finest tome of its kind, a classic of the genre. Read more
Published on 9 April 2001 by Clarissa Dalloway
An interesting read, but no proof at all in key areas
A good read, more like a fiction book than most biographies. Crick sets the book up in the first half, but fails to deliver any facts that would substantiate his more serious... Read more
Published on 21 April 2000
Okay, but don't get too excited
It is one of the most well researched books I've ever read.
The first half gives a gripping insight to both the lives of himself and his family. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2000
Breathtaking
A breathtaking read, brilliantly researched; a biography that will, unlike some of Archer's novels, stand the test of time. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 1999
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