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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
If anyone had told me I would find a novel about British
politics utterly fascinating, I would have told them they were crazy! However, I recently picked up a second-hand copy of Archer's "First Among Equals", and am finding it hard to put down. But.... As a USAian, I know next to nothing about the mechanics of UK politics, and the author blends actual historical characters in with his fictional ones so skillfully that I'm not sure what's real and what's fiction. The book was copyright in 1984, and the story line runs from 1964 through 1991, so obviously many of the events MUST be products of the author's imagination, but I'm not quite sure where fact ends and fiction begins, in his portrayal of events for the years that had already passed when the book was written. If any of our UK posters has read the book, could you perhaps enlighten me? (E-mail will be fine, if you don't want to clutter up the newsgroup with off-topic material.) Thanks. Evelyn |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
If anyone had told me I would find a novel about British
politics utterly fascinating, I would have told them they were crazy! However, I recently picked up a second-hand copy of Archer's "First Among Equals", and am finding it hard to put down. But.... As a USAian, I know next to nothing about the mechanics of UK politics, and the author blends actual historical characters in with his fictional ones so skillfully that I'm not sure what's real and what's fiction. The book was copyright in 1984, and the story line runs from 1964 through 1991, so obviously many of the events MUST be products of the author's imagination, but I'm not quite sure where fact ends and fiction begins, in his portrayal of events for the years that had already passed when the book was written. Archer's books have all been mostly ghostwritten. He can barely string a written sentence together. But he was well enough embedded in the inner circle of Thatcher's corruption and sleaze that he probably had some actuality tips to pass on to the ghost. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel) YES OT AS USUAL FROM THIS DAME
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" a écrit dans le message de ... If anyone had told me I would find a novel about British politics utterly fascinating, I would have told them they were crazy! However, I recently picked up a second-hand copy of Archer's "First Among Equals", and am finding it hard to put down. But.... As a USAian, I know next to nothing about the mechanics of UK politics, and the author blends actual historical characters in with his fictional ones so skillfully that I'm not sure what's real and what's fiction. The book was copyright in 1984, and the story line runs from 1964 through 1991, so obviously many of the events MUST be products of the author's imagination, but I'm not quite sure where fact ends and fiction begins, in his portrayal of events for the years that had already passed when the book was written. If any of our UK posters has read the book, could you perhaps enlighten me? (E-mail will be fine, if you don't want to clutter up the newsgroup with off-topic material.) Thanks. Evelyn |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... If anyone had told me I would find a novel about British politics utterly fascinating, I would have told them they were crazy! However, I recently picked up a second-hand copy of Archer's "First Among Equals", and am finding it hard to put down. But.... As a USAian, I know next to nothing about the mechanics of UK politics, and the author blends actual historical characters in with his fictional ones so skillfully that I'm not sure what's real and what's fiction. The book was copyright in 1984, and the story line runs from 1964 through 1991, so obviously many of the events MUST be products of the author's imagination, but I'm not quite sure where fact ends and fiction begins, in his portrayal of events for the years that had already passed when the book was written. If any of our UK posters has read the book, could you perhaps enlighten me? (E-mail will be fine, if you don't want to clutter up the newsgroup with off-topic material.) Thanks. Jeffrey Archer is scum here. http://www.guardian.co.uk/archer I would rather lie down on hot coals than read one of his books. Tweed |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
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Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: Archer's books have all been mostly ghostwritten. He can barely string a written sentence together. But he was well enough embedded in the inner circle of Thatcher's corruption and sleaze that he probably had some actuality tips to pass on to the ghost. Corruption and sleaze aren't things I've heard associated with Thatcher. Can you elaborate a bit? |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
poldy wrote:
In article , Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: Archer's books have all been mostly ghostwritten. He can barely string a written sentence together. But he was well enough embedded in the inner circle of Thatcher's corruption and sleaze that he probably had some actuality tips to pass on to the ghost. Corruption and sleaze aren't things I've heard associated with Thatcher. Can you elaborate a bit? Archer spent time in prison for perjury, many people think he should have stayed their. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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OT - UK Politics (Jeffrey Archer novel)
"poldy" wrote in message news In article , Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: Archer's books have all been mostly ghostwritten. He can barely string a written sentence together. But he was well enough embedded in the inner circle of Thatcher's corruption and sleaze that he probably had some actuality tips to pass on to the ghost. Corruption and sleaze aren't things I've heard associated with Thatcher. Can you elaborate a bit? Both her husband and son have extensive connections, including directorships, with companies that made fortunes from the 'outsourcing' of government defence contracts, as did William Waldegrave's family, amongst others. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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