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A Very English Scandal Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment

Name: A Very English Scandal
Author: John Preston

Auteur: John Preston

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: John Preston

Engels
Hardcover
9781590518144
11 oktober 2016
339 pagina's

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"A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British member of Parliament and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets to the world. As a member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. At the start of the 1970s, Thorpe was the most popular and charismatic politician in the country, poised to hold the balance of power in a coalition government. But Jeremy Thorpe was a man with a secret. His homosexual affairs and harassment of past partners--as well as his propensity for lying and embezzlement--only escalated as he evaded punishment.Until a dark night on the moor with an ex-lover, a dog, and a hired gun led to consequences that even his charm and power couldn't help him escape. Thorpe's climactic trial at the Old Bailey in London was immediately dubbed the 'Trial of the Century.' Itwas the first time that a leading British politician had stood trial on a murder charge. It was the first time that a murder plot had been hatched in the House of Commons. And it was the first time that a prominent public figure had been exposed as a philandering gay man, in an era when homosexuality had only just become legal. By the time the trial was over, Britain would never be the same again. With the pacing and drama of a thriller, A Very English Scandal is an extraordinary story of hypocrisy, deceit and betrayal at the heart of the British establishment"--

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 11 oktober 2016
Aantal pagina's: 339
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Hoofdauteur: John Preston
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Product breedte: 165 mm
Product hoogte: 25 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 160 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 239 mm
Verpakking lengte: 239 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 621 g

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Biografieën & Waargebeurd

Politiek

Politieke corruptie

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Taal: Engels
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Periode: ca. 1950-1999
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