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This is the story of Hamer Shawcross, and of his rise from boyhood poverty in Manchester to become a Cabinet Minister. Shawcross is arrogant, irresistible, raffish and ambitious. He may not be likeable, but he is real. It is also the story of Ann, his wife. She is beautiful with an unbreakable spirit that carries her through her own political battles as an avid supporter of the suffragette movement. The story charts not only the lives of Hamer and Ann, but the vast social and political changes of Britain and the rest of Europe, from the latter years of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the Second World War.
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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.
'A devastating memorial to the old-time Labour party' Daily Mail.
About the Author
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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