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

The bestselling book that inspired the Bafta-winning BBC dramabr>br>Corruption. Blackmail. Conspiracy to murder. A Very English Scandal has all the hallmarks of a classic thriller with one difference. It''s all true.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>''Gripping. A story of cack-handed assassins, buffoonish policemen, dodgy Home Secretaries'' Daily Telegraphbr>br>''I loved it; eccentric, dark, humane and English in the very best sense'' Alain de Bottonbr>br>''Retold with masterful skill . . . It grips like a detective story'' Daily Mail, Book of the Weekbr>br>JOHN PRESTON''S NEXT BOOK, FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL, IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW>

Product details

• Authors: John Preston
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2017
• EAN: 9780241973745
• ISBN: 978-0-241-97374-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Weight: 401 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Political Parties, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, True Crime, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Corruption, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, True Crime / Espionage, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, TRUE CRIME / White Collar Crime, Political leaders & leadership, British & Irish history, TRUE CRIME / Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions, Biography: historical, political and military