The Prime Minister's Wife

by John Hare, Thomas Gill (Illustrator)

The number 1 best seller 'The Prime Minister's Wife'

5 out of 5 stars Powerful political thriller
Powerful political thriller - are there forces at work behind the scenes planning for the future? This book sets out ideas of how a radical right-wing new political party could be set up, and what agenda it could follow, but does not explain who or how to fund it. There are several people within the story who start off separately, but their characters are skilfully brought together as the strands of the plot are interwoven.

5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY A MUST READ! BRILLIANT!!!
I'll open with the fact that I don't 'do politics'.... and now having said that I shall elaborate. The reason I don't 'do politics' is precisely the reason why this book is so important as, certainly for me, it reiterates where we are going not only in the U.K but, sadly, worldwide. Hare's writing is absolutely brilliant; his insight and intuition combined with personal experience make this a book which I would recommend to all, whether interested in politics, social science, social welfare or not. This is a statement - a statement of our not too distant future if we don't start to seriously re-evaluate where we are really going in society, health, welfare, politics, monarchy and world-wide economic structure. This is a must - but why did it stop at this one? The end leaves me breathless to find out where he may go with the sequel. Is Hare going to allow God or the Devil to win on this one? I await with baited breath!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars The Prime Minister's wife
Gloriously un PC! A great page turner and an easy read! It is also extremely topical touching on many issues currently being aired in the media.Can't wait for the follow up!

Politics, drugs, corruption and the route to global salvation.

Set in the mid 2020s, a faceless world committee with vast wealth and influence have spent decades carefully grooming an elite band of chosen protégés to hijack the British political system - effectively creating a political party without opposition. The UK is chosen by the committee to experiment with a one party governance that will change the rule of law and enable a new world order to evolve.

As a committed pacifist and human rights campaigner, the beautiful socialite Lady Deborah Isobel Tews-Falkener falls in love with an impoverished politician who has been selected by the committee to challenge and defeat the established political system.

The new leaders re-introduce capital and corporal punishment; public hanging and floggings become must-have ticket events and are carried out at major sporting venues. Radical reconstruction totally re-shapes the health and welfare systems. The 'hotel culture' is removed from all penal institutions resulting in zero privileges. Incarceration on brigs moored off the British coastline becomes commonplace.

The New Equalatist Party sweeps all opposition aside and, as the then Prime Minister’s Wife, Deborah George, finds herself questioning old values as she stands beside the man who introduces a zero tolerance approach against those who have benefited from the decline in society’s social and moral values.

All previously banned drugs are legalised and used as a revenue source; dealers, pimps and slave gang-masters decamp for more lucrative climes. All of this and more under the helmsmanship of one man, or as it is to turn out, the one who stands firmly at his side; the Prime Minister’s Wife.

Note from the author
The Prime Ministers Wife series, is my stark vision of social, political and financial difficulties the world will have to deal with in the next two decades if we do not face up to the fact that the current system of governance is now both unworkable and bankrupt.

If the planet is to survive, change must come, and quickly – it will not be pretty – it will be brutal – but the unification of world peoples can be achieved and therein lies the salvation of humanity.

372 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2011

About the author

John left school aged 15 and followed his forbears into the North Eastern steel industry. Having served an apprenticeship he then left the North East for Northern Ireland in pursuit of a love interest he had met whilst on a fruit picking holiday. In Belfast he opened and ran two live music venues and played an active role in the civil rights movement before a fall out with the I.R.A. had him decamping for the anonymity of London.

Describing John's life to date after that as colourful would be an understatement, as the following career path attests.

On returning from Ireland, he took a series of factory labouring jobs in and around the London area, followed by a stint as a grave digger. He then graduated from busker to pro-musician and singer with a traditional folk band. In need of supplementary finance, he took a two week labouring assignment in a factory which became extended, culminating five years later in him leading the organisation as Managing Director. After participating in the sale of this company for the owners he then embarked on a new career in property development being principally responsible for the renovation and construction of several landmark buildings.

John has held several main board positions and also chaired charities for brain injured children and the homeless.

He has both written and featured in many major magazine articles, but declares that one of his favourite pieces include having his photograph taken along side one of Lord Lucan in the Plymouth Evening Herald, an uncanny likeness - or is it? Another was in Devon Life magazine where the writer described his likeness to that of a raffish Alan Rickman in Sheriff of Nottingham pose from the movie 'Robin Hood Prince of Thieves'.

John has two children and now lives in Cornwall with his partner, the Lady Deborah Merryweather Trewin.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw a man holding up a placard with this book on behind a reporter during a piece on the anti-capitalists outside St Paul's. I was intrigued enough to google it and then ordered the kindle edition from Amazon (was only 99p). I wonder if the man was the author?

[Tony Rattigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting plot but it seemed to just stop dead without any indication that this was part of an ongoing series. And why was it called 'The Prime Minister's Wife? Sure, she is an integral part of the story but so are many other characters, why was she singled out? If it is all leading up to her surprising everyone by taking over the reins in a later book, then THAT book should be called 'The Prime Minister's Wife'.

I also think it spent too long on the love life of the head of MI6 (5?).

I would like a resolution to this story as I predict a shock when we find out who is really behind it all.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite admired the inventiveness of this book although at times I wondered if the authors were cynically manipulating the reader. Can they really believe in what they write? Of course, they don't have to - it's fiction, after all. That aside the story was quite original and well thought out. I wonder if it is really acceptable to put words and ideas into the mouth of an existing member of the Royal family? That said, I will read the next episode of this interesting work.

[Alejandro Shirvani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting idea but the writing seemed a little amateurish at times, I did not like the use of real members of the Royal family in it. Do what you want with fictional characters but don't link controversial political movement with the real Royals as part of the plot.

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

If I hadn't paid for the book I wouldn't have finished reading it