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Old School
Set against the run up to the Brexit referendum, it is a story of betrayal and political intrigue and one woman's strength to reassert herself in her later middle age. Amateur artist, Deirdre Fairbrother, wife of Conservative Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Peter Fairbrother, is the mother of Zachary and Rosemary. Ignored by her workaholic husband, who harbours ambitions to lead the nation, and upset by the death of her aged mother, she decides to branch out on her own and find a new purpose to her loveless life...
155 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2021
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Richard Baker
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May 25, 2021
Deirdre Fairbrother feels trapped with her oils and canvas in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Her husband, Peter, an up-and-coming name in the Conservative Party, is never home and when he is all he talks about are his political aspirations and the coming Brexit referendum.
Author Richard Baker has produced an entertaining inside look at British politics from the perspective of a politician’s wife in his novel, Old School. Baker’s careful research is evident as he guides us through the halls of British governance. His flair for character development makes the tour a fun, fast-paced romp in the pubs, parlors, and hotel rooms where politics and romance make a passionate embrace.
Can Deirdre free herself from a dead-end marriage? What about that bald stranger wearing a camouflage combat jacket who keeps harassing Peter? Is Deirdre really the last to know about her husband’s alleged affair?
Baker does a great job wrapping up the story with red herrings an unexpected plot twist and a surprise ending that will keep you turning pages and guessing up to the very end.
Author Richard Baker has produced an entertaining inside look at British politics from the perspective of a politician’s wife in his novel, Old School. Baker’s careful research is evident as he guides us through the halls of British governance. His flair for character development makes the tour a fun, fast-paced romp in the pubs, parlors, and hotel rooms where politics and romance make a passionate embrace.
Can Deirdre free herself from a dead-end marriage? What about that bald stranger wearing a camouflage combat jacket who keeps harassing Peter? Is Deirdre really the last to know about her husband’s alleged affair?
Baker does a great job wrapping up the story with red herrings an unexpected plot twist and a surprise ending that will keep you turning pages and guessing up to the very end.
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