DOOMED by Richard Evans

DOOMED by Richard Evans

The Democracy trilogy concludes with a choice between the environment and the economy. Which one will flourish, and which one is DOOMED?

Three years after the change of government, the nation is facing huge social, policy, and environmental disasters yet the Australian government seems paralyzed on how to proceed. Two senior ministers resolve that a change of prime minister is essential for Australia's future and begin to lay the foundations for his dismissal.

The race to change government intensifies with an old face causing chaos by threatening Meredith Bruce, the charismatic leader of the opposition. Cassandra, a prominent journalist, publishes articles and delivers nightly television news that shocks the government and drives change. She wants political scalps to ensure her ambition is achieved and will wreck careers to do so, even her boss.

DOOMED takes us behind the scenes of a parliament unaware of how ambitions and political manipulations affect voters. When the environment and economy are brought into the mix, which will be the one to flourish, and which one is doomed?

• Evans' writing is slick, tight, and unobtrusive. The dialogue is a joy to read. The characters are solid and believable. One of the best books I've read in a while, and a solid five stars from me. Recommended - Goodreads
• Evans' writing style allows the reader to glide through the book's chapters whilst being familiarised with the plot and major protagonists. Go on, have a read. - Amazon review.
• 'From former Federal MP Richard Evans comes this exceptional political thriller ...' - Canberra Weekly

Evans was born in London and went to Oxford University for his education. He has taught at Columbia University and Birkbeck, University of London, and has been Regius Professor Emeritus of History at Cambridge since 2014. An celebrated three-volume history of the Third Reich and a new collection of essays, The Third Reich in History and Memory, are among his many writings. He is a past recipient of the Wolfson History Prize and was twice a History Honoree at the Los Angeles Times Book Awards. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature. In 2012, he was knighted in the Queen's birthday honors list for his contributions to scholarship.