{"product_id":"9781472146533-stonehouse","title":"Stonehouse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn November 1974, British MP and former cabinet minister John Stonehouse walked into the sea off a beach in Miami and disappeared, seemingly drowned. This is his extraordinary story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story behind the 2023 ITV series, STONEHOUSE, starring Matthew Macfayden and Keeley Hawes.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary life . a vivid account' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Completely absorbing' \u003c\/b\u003eCAROL ANN LEE, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Murders at White House Farm \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Passion For Poison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I literally consumed the book in just a few hungry sittings . most definitely a must read' \u003c\/b\u003eDR SALEYHA AHSAN, filmmaker and journalist, Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn November 1974, British MP and former cabinet minister John Stonehouse walked into the sea off a beach in Miami and disappeared, seemingly drowned.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then he was found - on the other side of the world, in Australia - and his extraordinary story began to come to light: a Labour cabinet minister and a devoted family man; also in a long-term affair with his secretary, and a spy for the Czech State Security agency, who had committed fraud and attempted to fake his own death to escape catastrophic business failures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Was it a mental breakdown as he later claimed? Or were there more sinister reasons for his dramatic disappearance?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the definitive biography of Stonehouse, written by Julian Hayes, who, as the son of Stonehouse's nephew and lawyer, Michael Hayes, is uniquely placed to tell the story of this charismatic but deeply flawed politician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40339489325153,"sku":"9781472146533","price":8.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41514697.jpg?v=1780539809","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472146533-stonehouse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}