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As the Crow Flies New ed Edition showcases the journey of the protagonist, Charlie Trumper, who wishes to turn his small vegetable shop into London’s largest departmental store. With a variety of memorable characters, this story spans over seven decades. As the Crow Flies is a must buy! Summary Of The Book As the Crow Flies New ed Edition, published in 1991, is the story of Charlie Trumper, and his dreams. The entire tale has been narrated by several characters. Guy Trentham is an important figure in this novel, however, his character is non-narrative. Charlie Trumper grew up in the slums of London, and helps his grandfather sell vegetables. However, his grandfather passes away and leaves Charlie with the failing business. A Jewish baker gives him a loan and bails him out. Charlie then gets shipped off to serve in the British Army during World War I. He tells the baker’s daughter, Rebecca, to take care of his business. This young man fights the war under Colonel Hamilton, and Captain Guy Trentham who is a cunning yet coward man. Upon his return to London, Charlie sees that his small outlet is now a vegetable grocery store named Trumper: The Honest Trader. He realizes that Rebecca has made him successful. The narrative then shifts to Rebecca, who gets befriend by Trentham. He promises to marry her.  However, when she gets pregnant, Trentham leaves the country. Rebecca realizes that she has been betrayed, and marries Charlie after giving birth to her son, Daniel. The narration of As the Crow Flies is then done by an acquaintance of Rebecca. Daphne advises the couple to recruit a person in their business who has connections, and class. Colonel Hamilton is offered the job, and he tells readers how he realised that Trentham’s mother bought a group of apartments just to prevent the Trumpers from doing the same. As the Crow Flies goes on to show the complexities that Mrs. Trentham tries to generate in order to keep causing trouble for the Trumpers’ business. Carlie gets engrossed in feuds, and politics to make his business into the city’s best department store. As the Crow Flies traces the journey of a man’s rise from rags to riches. It spans across seventy years, and three different continents. Each character leaves an impression on the mind of the reader. The multi-narration style of writing brings together a story about murder, politics, love, betrayal, success, suicide, theft, and more. About Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer is a British author and former politician. He studied at Oxford University. He became a Member of Parliament and was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. However, his political career ended after his conviction for perjury. His first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, was published in 1976. He has written novels, short-stories, play and some non-fictional work. Some of his novels are A Matter of Honour (1986), The Fourth Estate (1996), False Impression (2005) and Paths of Glory (2009). Kane and Abel series was number one of the New York Times bestseller list. Some of his short story collections are A Twist in the Tale (1989), Twelve Red Herrings (1994) and Cat O'Nine Tales(2006). Archer is married to his wife of 46 years, Mary Archer, and they have two children. The couple live in London and Cambridge.