A very english scandal, Now a major bbc series starring hugh grant., John Preston
Type
Label
A very english scandal, Now a major bbc series starring hugh grant., John Preston
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A very english scandal
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
John Preston
Sub title
Now a major bbc series starring hugh grant.
Summary
The bestselling book that inspired the Bafta-winning BBC drama Corruption. Blackmail. Conspiracy to murder. A Very English Scandal has all the hallmarks of a classic thriller with one difference. It's all true. In the late 1960s Jeremy Thorp, the charismatic leader of the Liberal Party, was at the height of his political career. But homosexuality had only just been legalized, and a former relationship with a younger man named Norman Scott threatened to destroy Thorp's carefully curated facade. Helped by fellow politicians, Thorpe schemed, deceived and embezzled until he saw only one way to silence his ex-lover for good. Meticulously researched and endlessly extraordinary, Thorp's trial captured the moment that British society discovered the truth about its political class - and learned just how far the Establishment will go to protect its own. 'Gripping. A story of cack-handed assassins, buffoonish policemen, dodgy Home Secretaries' Daily Telegraph 'I loved it; eccentric, dark, humane and English in the very best sense' Alain de Botton 'Retold with masterful skill . . . It grips like a detective story' Daily Mail, Book of the Week JOHN PRESTON'S NEXT BOOK, FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL , IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
Creator
Genre
Content
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject4
- Content1