Be careful what you wish for

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Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's latest installment opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma anxiously awaiting news about their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. The question looms: who has died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? As events unfold, Emma Clifton seeks to replace Ross Buchanan, who resigns as chairman of Barrington Shipping. However, Don Pedro Martinez plans to install Major Alex Fisher, his puppet, to undermine the Barrington family just as they prepare to launch the luxury liner, the MV Buckingham. Meanwhile, their adopted daughter Jessica wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art, where she falls for fellow student Clive Bingham, who proposes marriage. The families celebrate until Jessica's future mother-in-law, Priscilla, receives a visit from the manipulative Lady Virginia Fenwick, who complicates matters. Unexpectedly, Cedric Hardcastle, a new and unanticipated figure, joins the Barrington board, creating turmoil that will impact both the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle's first major decision—who to support for chairman—sets off a chain of events filled with twists, love, revenge, ambition, and betrayal as the families navigate the challenges of the sixties.