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Synopsis
<P><CENTER><B>TO LEAD A NATION</B></CENTER></P><P>From Jeffrey Archer, author of the bestselling <I>Kane & Abel,</I> comes this spellbinding tale in its complete and original form, published for the first time in the U.S. <I>First Among Equals</I> chronicles the lives of four extraordinary men who battle for a prize that only one of them can win-;to become Prime Minister. </P><P> CHARLES SEYMOUR: An accident of birth kept him from an earldom, but nothing and no one can keep him from what he believes is his destiny. </P><P> ANDREW FRASER: His father was a football hero to thousands. Andrew intends to be a political hero to millions. </P><P> SIMON KERSLAKE: Born not quite of the true upper class, Simon is determined to lift himself as high as his dreams and the voters allow. </P><P> RAY GOULD: Son of a Leeds butcher, Ray realizes early on that his keen intellect and his driving ambition can raise him from the back streets to No. 10 Downing Street. </P><P>Through three tumultuous decades of bitter rivalry, they fight for Britain's most powerful office-;a rivalry that sets honor against deceit, love against hate, and loyalty against betrayal. </P>
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Review
"This engrossing, well-spun tale of ambition and will-to-power is a pick-hit in the summer sweepstakes. Archer received his usual high marks for readability and gives his novel a pleasing sense of substance." --"Publishers Weekly"
"All the elements that make for a great commercial fiction: ambition, lust, greed, duplicity...a whale of a tale." --"Newsday"
"Top-flight entertainment." --United Press International
"Archer invests his novels with drama, irony and suspense--"First Among Equals" is no exception...fascinating." --"Boston Herald"
This engrossing, well-spun tale of ambition and will-to-power is a pick-hit in the summer sweepstakes. Archer received his usual high marks for readability and gives his novel a pleasing sense of substance. "Publishers Weekly"
All the elements that make for a great commercial fiction: ambition, lust, greed, duplicity...a whale of a tale. "Newsday"
Top-flight entertainment. "United Press International"
Archer invests his novels with drama, irony and suspense--"First Among Equals" is no exception...fascinating. "Boston Herald""
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First Among Equals is an exciting political drama by master storyteller Jeffrey Archer.
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Condition: Good. Four Men Driven By Power, Ambition, And Success.Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength-and the will to realize his destiny.Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow.Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride-a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible.Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost. .In A Battle For The Ultimate PrizeFrom strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all-the keys to No. 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph. One of the top ten storytellers in the world. -Los Angeles Times Not since Gore Vidal's 1876 has there been such a cliff-hanger aspect to an election and to the selection of a head of government.at the conclusion, Archer brings the reader to a moment of truth.a surprising finish. -The San Diego Union. Seller Inventory # 00105021104
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Condition: Good. Four Men Driven By Power, Ambition, And Success.Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength-and the will to realize his destiny.Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow.Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride-a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible.Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost. .In A Battle For The Ultimate PrizeFrom strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all-the keys to No. 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph. One of the top ten storytellers in the world. -Los Angeles Times Not since Gore Vidal's 1876 has there been such a cliff-hanger aspect to an election and to the selection of a head of government.at the conclusion, Archer brings the reader to a moment of truth.a surprising finish. -The San Diego Union. Seller Inventory # CIN0061007161G
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