A scandalous man / Gavin Esler.
Material type: TextPublication details: [Bath, England] : Windsor/Paragon, 2009Edition: Large print edDescription: 459 (large print) ; 25cmISBN: 9781408429013 (hbk); 9781408429020 (pbk)Subject(s): Large print books | Politicians -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Political corruption -- Great Britain -- FictionSummary: Robin Burnett was one of the coming men of the government. Charismatic and hard-working, his easy charm disguised his ambition. His belief in action endeared him to his American counterparts. The deals they did together, out of sight of the media and the electorate, were pragmatic and propelled them to high office but their costs, their effects in the future, would be explosive. When the scandal finally broke - twenty-four hour hungry media can be hard to avoid - it cost Robin Burnett his job, of course, but a very heavy price was paid by his family too, already estranged by the relentless demands of a remorseless drive to succeed.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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First published in 2008 by HarperCollins.
Robin Burnett was one of the coming men of the government. Charismatic and hard-working, his easy charm disguised his ambition. His belief in action endeared him to his American counterparts. The deals they did together, out of sight of the media and the electorate, were pragmatic and propelled them to high office but their costs, their effects in the future, would be explosive. When the scandal finally broke - twenty-four hour hungry media can be hard to avoid - it cost Robin Burnett his job, of course, but a very heavy price was paid by his family too, already estranged by the relentless demands of a remorseless drive to succeed.
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