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Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to becomes part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.
This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party.
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'The leading character is a magnificent piece of portraiture and round him revolves a number of brilliantly observed characters. Not for a long time have I enjoyed a book so much' --Daily Telegraph
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Howard Spring (1889-1965) won worldwide fame with his bestselling novel O Absalom! afterwards reissued as My Son, My Son to avoid a clash with William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! He settled in Cornwall, the setting for books that followed, such as Fame Is the Spur (1940), Hard Facts (1944), and The Houses in Between (1951).
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- PublisherApollo Library
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1784976342
- ISBN 13 9781784976347
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages608
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When they buried the Old Warrior there was only one small wreath to go on the coffin. John Hamer Shawcross never forgot that moment. Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party. A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784976347
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When they buried the Old Warrior there was only one small wreath to go on the coffin. John Hamer Shawcross never forgot that moment. Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party. A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784976347
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