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发表于2024-12-27
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A thrilling true crime account of the scandalous private life of Jeremy Thorpe, the British MP whose covert homosexual affair led to blackmail, cover ups, a hired hitman, and ended with the “Trial of the Century."
As a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. In 1970, Thorpe was the most popular and charismatic politician in the country, poised to hold the balance of power in a coalition government.
But Jeremy Thorpe was a man with a secret. His homosexual affairs and harassment of past partners, along with his propensity for lying and embezzlement, only escalated as he evaded punishment. Until a dark night on the moor with an ex-lover, a dog, and a hired gun led to consequences that even his charm and power couldn't help him escape.
Dubbed the "Trial of the Century," Thorpe's climactic case at the Old Bailey in London was the first time that a leading British politician had stood trial on a murder charge, and the first time that a murder plot had been hatched in the House of Commons. And it was the first time that a prominent public figure had been exposed as a philandering gay man, in an era when homosexuality had only just become legal.
With the pace and drama of a thriller, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL is an extraordinary story of hypocrisy, deceit, and betrayal at the heart of the British Establishment.
John Preston is the arts editor and television critic of the Sunday Telegraph. He is the author of four highly acclaimed novels, including The Dig (Other Press, 2016), and a travel book, Touching the Moon. He lives in London.
what a mess. 攻受皆人渣,besselle背鍋俠。時代背景詳細,三教九流的comments豐富。 最有趣的是還齣現瞭伊夫林沃的兒子(和他爹一樣惡趣味)。嚴重懷疑找休叔演thrope的主要原因是1) 2人都渣或渣過 2)兩人麵相類似. 當小說看的人會失望——因為這本來就不算小說~
評分簡直就是看瞭個故事會。我到底為瞭啥花這麼長時間看這麼個既無靈魂,也無寓意,諷刺淺嘗輒止,人物動機模糊不清的東西啊……
評分what a mess. 攻受皆人渣,besselle背鍋俠。時代背景詳細,三教九流的comments豐富。 最有趣的是還齣現瞭伊夫林沃的兒子(和他爹一樣惡趣味)。嚴重懷疑找休叔演thrope的主要原因是1) 2人都渣或渣過 2)兩人麵相類似. 當小說看的人會失望——因為這本來就不算小說~
評分對當時發生的真實事件並不瞭解,所以完全當作小說來看的。不長,但感覺每翻一頁都有新的twist,政客,騙子,同性戀,謀殺,勒索,理想主義者,亂搞人際關係,失敗的投機者,齣軌,自殺傾嚮,逃亡,背叛,世紀審判...十分刺激,非常好看,非常English。
評分敘述緊湊不拖遝,作者文風幽默。很有意思。Truth is stranger than fiction????
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A Very English Scandal pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024