{"product_id":"the-house-paperback","title":"The House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eImogen Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A prescient page-turner about secrets, lies, ruthless ambition and betrayal' SARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rare view from the inside of the Machiavellian machinations for power . . . Fascinating' HARRIET TYCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is responsible, and a reckoning is overdue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Watson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tom Watson first folded Labour Party leaflets in the family kitchen in Kidderminster at the age of seven and has been involved in every single General Election since then. Tom served as a Minister for Tony Blair and worked at the very heart of Downing Street with Gordon Brown. He was the MP for West Bromwich East between 2001-2019 and was Labour's deputy leader between 2015-2019. Tom is well known as a campaigning politician. He took on the tabloid newspaper industry during the phone hacking scandal and more recently has campaigned against exploitative and addictive practises in the gambling industry. After changing his diet and getting fit, Tom now has the sugar industry in his sights and is committed to raising awareness about the dangers of excess and hidden sugars, and improving public understanding about conditions like type 2 diabetes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eImogen Robertson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imogen Robertson is a writer of historical fiction. Now based in London, she was born and brought up in Darlington and read Russian and German at Cambridge. Before becoming a writer, she directed for TV, film, and radio. She is the author several novels, including the Crowther and Westerman series. Imogen has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger three times (2011, 2013 and 2014), as well as for the prestigious Dagger in the Library. She has also written \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration with the legendary international bestseller Wilbur Smith, and \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e, a wartime thriller with Darby Kealey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.64 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333585047789,"sku":"9780751578805","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/JMD0tVqxLn9780751578805.webp?v=1784990331","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-house-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}