One of Us - Hardcover
How would Antigone fare in a New Labour milieu? One of Us is a subtle and poignant novel about the dangerous space between private and public lives, about kingmakers and power, by a writer who should know... The narrative opens in March 2003. A leading journalist and a forty-two-year-old woman meet at a dingy London cafe in the immediate aftermath of the invasion of Iraq.Anna Adams has a story she is burning to tell, one that goes right to the top of the Cabinet. Her middle brother Jack, the black sheep of the family, has committed a shocking, violent act that the authorities have tried to cover up, and Anna is determined both to defend and celebrate him, at all costs. Anna's tale takes us on a journey to the heart of British politics and through the lives of two families, over thirty years. It charts the rise of Andy Givings, ambitious, ruthless New Labour star; of Matt Adams, Anna's elder brother and Andy's closest aide; and Christopher Mason, the charming left-leaning solicitor whom Anna marries. But it is also the story of Anna herself, loyal daughter, wife and sister. As the story unfolds and her marriage begins to crumble, Anna finds herself at the mercy of events, emotions and the most vicious form of blackmail. One of Us is a gripping story of love and betrayal, giving unparallelled insights into the conflicts that arise when vaulting ambition clashes with private values and family life
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`Benn's compassionate and indignant observations on the price paid by women and children involved in a male politician's rise are fascinating - a glimpse of an enduring human tragedy' -- The Telegraph
`a sly, sensitive and pertinent novel about a very modern form of disillusionment - not just with the private contract of marriage but with the public one between a government and its electorate' -- Metro
`it's about time a book like this was written' -- Socialist Review
`sly, sensitive and pertinent novel'
--Metro
'The final chapters are so gripping you wont be able to put it down' --Tatler
'bringing the ancient themes of Sophocles up to date with a keen eye, a subtle intelligence, and an unwavering decency'
--Guardian
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`a sly, sensitive and pertinent novel about a very modern form of disillusionment - not just with the private contract of marriage but with the public one between a government and its electorate' -- Metro
`it's about time a book like this was written' -- Socialist Review
`sly, sensitive and pertinent novel'
--Metro
'The final chapters are so gripping you wont be able to put it down' --Tatler
'bringing the ancient themes of Sophocles up to date with a keen eye, a subtle intelligence, and an unwavering decency'
--Guardian
A dramatic, gripping contemporary novel about the dangerous space between family and political life - Antigone for our times...
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0701181362
- ISBN 13 9780701181369
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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