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Autumn Manoeuvres
Melvyn Bragg
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Description for Autumn Manoeuvres
Paperback. An absorbing novel of politics, family fractures and scandal in late 70s Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Jimmie Johnston first became a Labour MP in Cumbria when there was a brave new post-war world to build. Now, in the late 70s, another general election looms but he is no longer so optimistic. And as he fights to keep his seat, his family begins to fracture around him and scandal threatens. In this absorbing and fast-paced novel, Melvyn Bragg's portrait of the mood and politics of the era remains as pertinent today as on its original publication.
Jimmie Johnston first became a Labour MP in Cumbria when there was a brave new post-war world to build. Now, in the late 70s, another general election looms but he is no longer so optimistic. And as he fights to keep his seat, his family begins to fracture around him and scandal threatens. In this absorbing and fast-paced novel, Melvyn Bragg's portrait of the mood and politics of the era remains as pertinent today as on its original publication.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340518564
SKU
V9780340518564
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About Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen ... Read more
Reviews for Autumn Manoeuvres
Melvyn Bragg is quite simply one of the best writers we have
Sunday Telegraph
A gripping novel...there is a demonic streak in Bragg's imagination, something excitingly macabre
Listener
Very good, very pleasurable and very authentic...an extremely well-timed book
Anthony Howard
There are certain writers - Lawrence, Hardy, Bennett - whose novels seem to grow ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
A gripping novel...there is a demonic streak in Bragg's imagination, something excitingly macabre
Listener
Very good, very pleasurable and very authentic...an extremely well-timed book
Anthony Howard
There are certain writers - Lawrence, Hardy, Bennett - whose novels seem to grow ... Read more