{"product_id":"9780751578805-the-house","title":"The House","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most utterly gripping, must-read political thriller of the twenty-first century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe landmark debut novel from Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and acclaimed novelist Imogen Robertson is the must-read political thriller of the 21st century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A prescient page-turner about secrets, lies, ruthless ambition and betrayal' SARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rare view from the inside of the Machiavellian machinations for power  . Fascinating' HARRIET TYCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn their remarkable debut political thriller, Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Imogen Robertson open the doors to The House, a place of ambition, hope, friendship . and betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce allies, Labour MP Owen McKenna and Conservative Minister Philip Bickford now face each other across the House of Commons as bitter enemies. Then the reappearance of a figure from their past forces them to confront the choices that led to the tragic downfall of their former housemate, Jay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate one night, Owen receives a visit from a lobbyist who promises to protect him from the consequences of his actions in exchange for one, small favour - or to have his reputation and career utterly destroyed if he refuses. But that favour will sell out everything Owen believes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs rivals gather and whispers of wrongdoing fill the corridors of Westminster, it's clear that someone knows the truth about Jay's Icarus-like fall from grace. Now, the former friends must face one terrible truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone is responsible, and a reckoning is overdue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitics red in tooth and claw. Watson and Robertson capture, with scalpel precision, the neurotic allure of the Westminster power game\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' LUKE JENNINGS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eew people know more about what goes on behind the political scenes than Watson, and it is all unveiled here, in a snappy, twisty page-turner' HOLLY WATT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943466348641,"sku":"9780751578805","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_11069592_jpg.jpg?v=1706880563","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780751578805-the-house","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}