Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer is a great storyteller. I still recall reading As the Crow Flies quite a while ago and remember it as a book you just want to read and read until you get to the end. His storytelling is fantastic. I read more than half of the book today because I couldn't wait to finish it.
I certainly don't think it's great literature, but it is good storytelling. There are cliches galore, but they didn't really bother me. It was an easy read....I could read it at the gym, in the car, just about anywhere. I didn't have to THINK much when reading it. That is usually a problem for me; I set my standards too high. But once in a while you need this kind of reading and writing. And now I have done two of them in quick succession (The Shoemaker's Wife)!

Archer tells family stories....at least that is my sense of his writing.  In this book he tells the tale of Arthur Clifton, son of a dockworker (or aristocrat - his mother having had a one night stand shortly before her marriage to Arthur's father).
The paternity issue is the major plot element in the book. There are secrets galore, plot twists and a real zinger at the end that leaves you really wanting to get the next book in the series. And yes, I will undoubtedly fall for it and reserve it at the Library. (I would NOT purchase the book.)
Some of the characters are cliche and stereotypes, but I put up with all of it because I liked the fact that I was really involved in good storytelling!