First Among Equals

First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Archer is one
of the world’s bestselling authors with sales of over 275
million copies in 97 countries and is the only author ever
to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (twenty
times) short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The
Prison Diaries). He was born in London and brought up in
the West Country. He gained a Blue in Athletics at Oxford
was President of the University Athletics Club and went on
to run the 100 yards in 9.6 seconds for Great Britain in
1966. Jeffrey has served five years in the House of
Commons as a Member of Parliament and thirty years as a
Member of the House of Lords. He has written 27 novels 7
sets of short stories 3 prison diaries 3 plays (all of
which have been performed in Londons West End) and a
gospel. His first novel Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less
was sold to 17 countries within a year. It was also made
into a successful serial for BBC Radio 4 and was later
televised in 1990 by the BBC. He won the Prix Relay du
Roman d’?vasion a prize that rewards a novel in which
readers can ‘escape from everyday life’ for his novel
Paths of Glory and the Prix Polar International Prize for
the best international thriller of the year for his novel
A Prisoner of Birth. The Clifton Chronicles a series of
seven novels published between 2011-2017 topped the
bestseller lists around the world. Famous for his
discipline as a writer who works on up to fourteen drafts
of each book Jeffrey also brings a vast amount of insider
knowledge to his books. Whether it’s his own career in
politics his passionate interest in art or the wealth of
fascinating background detail – inspired by the
extraordinary network of friends he has built over a
lifetime at the heart of Britain’s establishment – his
novels provide a fascinating glimpse into a range of
closed worlds. Jeffrey is also an amateur auctioneer
conducting up to 20 charity auctions a year. He has been
married to Dame Mary Archer Chair of the Science Museum
Group for 55 year and they have two sons two
granddaughters and three grandsons. He splits his time
between London Cambridge and Mallorca – where he writes
the first draft of each new novel.