The Buddha of Brewer Street by Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs' acclaimed new hero, Tom Goodfellowe MP, returns in a compelling novel of intrigue that spans the globe. Tom Goodfellowe is the unlikeliest of political heroes. An MP whose career has already been consigned to the scrapheap of history, with a private life that staggers between confusion and chaos! And it's all about to get worse. A new Dalai Lama is born. The infant god-king of Tibet. And around the child explodes an international conspiracy that will carve a trail of death from the slopes of Mount Everest right to the heart of London's Chinatown. Goodfellowe becomes drawn into a murderous race against time and against sinister sources within his own government. On the outcome will hang the fate of one of the world's great religions -- and Goodfellowe's turbulent personal life. Because someone, someone very close, is betraying him at every turn.
'A rattling good yarn to keep you warm on long winter nightsIt deserves to be relished. Here is good old-fashioned entertainment in the great British tradition of Rider Haggard -- with lashings of sex, violence and even a mention of the Teletubbies. This is Boys'Own for grown-ups, done with wit, skill, pace and panache.' Gyles Brandreth, Sunday Express 'Slick, fast-moving and distinctive! Goodfellowe MP looks like being around until at least the next election.' Phillip Knightley, Mail on Sunday 'Parliamentary intrigue, political scandal and government treachery! Dobbs demonstrates why he is the master of this genre.' Times Literary Supplement
Michael Dobbs was at Mrs Thatcher's side as she took her first step into Downing Street as Prime Minister, and was a key aide to John Major when he was voted out. In between times he was bombed in Brighton, banished from Chequers and blamed for failing to secure a Blair-Major television debate. He has been described as 'a man who, in Latin America, would have been shot'. His novels have foretold the downfall of Prime Ministers and the growing turmoil within the Royal Family. Every one has been a Top Ten bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007379460 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007379463 |
| Title | The Buddha of Brewer Street |
| Author | Michael Dobbs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2010-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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