Bad Money by Louise Patten
Mary Kersey, juggles her job as a high-flying management consultant with trying to be a good mother to her 8-year-old daughter Grace and keeping her husband's ancestral home in a decent state of repair. When she's recruited by the Treasury to investigate dodgy hedge-fund dealings, suddenly things get even more complicated...
'A rattling good City thriller' Evening Standard'Makes Gordon Gecko look like a tender-hearted philanthropist' The Scotsman. 'Patten knows her world intimately and with an authority and knowledge which few previous financial novelists have enjoyed. When we stray into complex areas of takeover rules, share price manipulation and the shadowy world of the hedge fund, we know we are being led by an expert who has probably been down this road in real life - as a professional of course, rather than a participant. Her detail is meticulous and authentic, but never gets in the way of the story which moves along at a hectic pace' Independent.
Louise Patten is one of a small number of women FTSE 100 directors and an even smaller number of FTSE 100 chairmen. She is a senior partner at Bain, a non-executive director of Bradford & Bingley and Marks & Spencer, and chairman of the property group, Brixton. Louise Patten is married to the former Cabinet Minister John (now Lord) Patten and they have one daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847249135 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847249132 |
| Title | Bad Money |
| Author | Louise Patten |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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