{"product_id":"the-prime-ministers-affair-9781529368260","title":"The Prime Minister's Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Minister's Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific read - Nick Robinson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenter, BBC Today programme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon 1929. Very much not a land fit for heroes. Frenchie knows his occasional work for MI5 serves only the ruling classes. But he needs to feed his children. Scruples died in the trenches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, is blackmailed by a former lover, Frenchie must go to Paris to buy her silence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is clear there are many people who would see MacDonald fall - the Conservatives, their friends in the press, even some of his own colleagues. But his own secret service? When Frenchie hears the other side of the story, everything changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prime Minister's Affair is another brilliant historical thriller from the author of Witchfinder, based on a real blackmail plot, hidden in the shadows.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If le Carre needs a successor, Williams has all the equipment for the role' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history' \u003ci\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529368260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Andrew Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496144965813,"sku":"9781529368260","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aad50b9e-630f-43c8-901f-6ba2058a6e1d.jpg?v=1667921401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-prime-ministers-affair-9781529368260","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}