The Shape of Ice - Couverture souple

Hurd, Douglas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0751523631 ISBN 13 : 9780751523638

Editeur : Time Warner Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

Douglas Hurd's fine political novel, set in the near future, eloquently conveys the sheer anarchic pressure of political life at the top - the way problems jostle for attention in the day, with the small ones prevailing because they are urgent, and the pressure slowly building until it distorts judgement and relationships. With the narrative momentum of a good thriller, THE SHAPE OF ICE reflects the way ominous events can develop from near-invisibility into momentous crises, like the slowly growing iceberg that finally sank the Titanic. PM Simon Russell's personal alarm clock is ticking away. Beyond No. 10, prison riots, bombs in Ireland, corporate blackmail in China and civil unrest in Russia jostle for attention. From the smallest details of the PM's office to the global significance of an international crisis, THE SHAPE OF ICE unfolds the political process with real authenticity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas Hurd is a former Minister for Northern Ireland and Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's Government. He was also Political Secretary to Edward Heath when he was Prime Minister (1970-74), becoming Lord Hurd of Westwell in the 1997 honours lists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Time Warner Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0751523631
• ISBN 13: 9780751523638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 376
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• Personne responsable: non disponible