Eton Rogue

by William Coles, Sam Stafford (narrator), W.F. Howes Ltd. (publisher)

Meet our Eton Seventeen-year-old Cary, now embarking on his extraordinary final year at Eton. Prince William has joined the school and the British tabloids are ravenous for headlines. Cary is the mole who's making thousands selling stories to the Sun newspaper—and while he's at it, he's secretly dating a housemaster's daughter.

Based on true events, the rule of Eton Rogue is The more outrageous the tale, the greater the chances that it actually occurred.

Eton Rogue is a hilarious and shocking story of scandal and rebellion—all set in the heart of the world's most famous school, Eton College.

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Published May 11, 2024

About the author

I am a journalist; and a writer of love stories.

I am currently embroiled in an epic series of love stories, which, with luck, will comprise at least 12 novels. Two of these novels are already out - The Well-Tempered Clavier and The Woman Who Made Men Cry - with another two due to be published by Thames River Press later this year. The next one in the series will be The Woman Who Knew What She Wanted, out in May.

The premise of these love stories is quite simple. The hero, or perhaps anti-hero, is a journalist called Kim. He is a man in his mid-forties, who is looking back at the various loves of his life. Each of his past loves has her own bitter-sweet tale - for, like all stand-out love affairs, they have a very great tendency to turn out badly.

I've been a journalist for over 20 years, including stints as the New York Correspondent and Political Correspondent of The Sun. I've also written for The Wall Street Journal, the Daily Mail, the Express, The Mirror and the Scotsman.

For the past five years, I've been an editorial consultant with a number of newspaper groups including Media 24 in South Africa and DC Thomson in Scotland. This media coaching has formed the basis for my first non-fiction book, "Red Top", which is also due out later this year.

Apart from the love-stories, I have written two other mainstream novels - 'Lord Lucan: My Story' (2009) and 'Mr Two-Bomb' (2010), as well as two satires, 'Dave Cameron's Schooldays' (2010) and 'Simon Cowell: The Sex Factor' (2011).

Reviews

[Alex Anthony-Lewczuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

A triumphant rogues ' return

Eton Rogue takes the reader on an implausible but fascinating journey into fin de siecle 20 th Century Eton and weaves a fascinating narrative of young love & chequebook journalism with a dash of fantasy. The writing is lucid and the dialogue crisp and dynamic. Characters are in places Dickensian which blends the journey of the two key protagonists Lily and Cary with a privileged but sociable tale of the adventures of young but prohibited romance. A book for anyone who dares to live their dreams and can for a few hours leave weary scepticism to one side.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

William Cole’s l have never read a book from the author l must admit I did find it hard to get into but l did enjoy reading it simply because it was about Eton school and it was about the time I had left school and just started working anyway however l personally loved Cary and lily and how their affair started l loved the way the author talks about the project and how that evolved

[J.D. Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a Romp!

Brilliant fun. No less than I’ve come to expect from Mr Coles. Great story telling from a man who knows best. A triumph

[Denise Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent yarn with inside knowledge of Eton College written in a fluid, easy to digest style by professional journalist and author William Coles. Another to add to his wonderful collection.

[Terri Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea... pun intended.

[Henrietta Winbourne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliantly good fun.