Image in the Water by Douglas Hurd
After a narrow Labour Party victory that is dependent on Scottish Labour votes, the young, ambitious and right-wing Alcester sweeps in as Tory leader of the opposition. He has married the previous Prime Minister's daughter, and when their baby boy is kidnapped in mysterious circumstances it leads to an upsurge of support for the bright new Party leader. Alcester redoubles his campaign to throw the Scots out of the UK and in parallel the SLA bid for independence - there is violence throughout the cities of Scotland. As the situation gets out of hand, the Prime Minister announces a referendum in favour of the Union and UK membership of the EU as the only way to check his ruthless young rival.
The huge enjoyment of Douglas Hurd's racy novelthe prose purrs along' - THE TIMES
The Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell had a long and distinguished political career, first as Political Secretary to Edward Heath when he was Prime Minister, leading up to Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's and John Major's administrations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780751532159 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751532150 |
| Title | Image in the Water |
| Author | Douglas Hurd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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