NEW DELHI: Popular British author Jeffrey Archer will be on a four-city tour of India from Monday starting with Gurgaon, to promote the final instalment of his seven-book series "The Clifton Chronicles".
He has frequently visited India for three consecutive years starting in 2013 to promote the earlier volumes of the book, a saga that crosses continents, and one in which the lives and loves of characters Harry, Emma and Giles are tested through friendship, betrayal, and intrigue.
The 76-year-old writer, whose "This Was a Man" was globally released on November 3, will also travel to Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai. According to publishers Pan Macmillan India, "This Was a Man" has enhanced Archer's reputation as a master storyteller.
Archer, who has an enormous fan following in India enjoys the "cosmopolitan feel of Mumbai, the beauty of New Delhi, the energy of Kolkata, and the friendliness of Hyderabad". He also terms India as an amazing market.
"Indians love storytellers. You are a very large readership. There are 200-250 million middle class readers in India. This is bigger readership than America. So India is an amazing market," he had told PTI in an earlier interview.
Spanning the 20th century, "The Clifton Chronicles" is a gripping family saga of the trials and tribulations of the Clifton and Barringtons, two families at opposite ends of the social spectrum.