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OverviewThe rules of the game are changing, and the winner takes all... Two superpowers must ponder their next move over Europe's ballistic-missile chessboard in the face of the worst threat to world peace since the Cuban missile crisis. This threat is brandished by the maverick statesman holding sway over the Elysee Palace - Henri Fouquet. France's new Napoleon stands prepared to imperil the entire northern hemisphere with his grand designs for a new world order by changing the rules of the game to nuclear poker. Englishman Henry Wright is unwittingly drawn into this incendiary setting after signing up with a US intelligence-gathering agency. Bewitched by Alexy Geary, the agency's persuasive Senior Vice-President, whilst also suspicious of her motives and mistrustful of the enigmatic organisation behind her, man-in-the-middle Henry is soon entangled in a web of violence and intrigue. Alexy Geary's challenge is to defuse the situation before the Soviet Union seizes upon French brinkmanship as a pretext for sparking off World War III - or the Pentagon unleashes its 'Star Wars' laser technology. With the stakes this high, all that stands in the way of mutual assured destruction is Henry Wright, an unassuming interpreter caught up in an epic predicament... The Man with A Charmed Life is a gripping political thriller, set in the pre-Gorbachev Cold War era, featuring flawed, flesh-and-blood mortals, far removed from the carbon-copy heroes and villains that already populate the literary world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Graham FulbrightPublisher: Troubador Publishing Imprint: Matador Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9781784620202ISBN 10: 1784620203 Pages: 578 Publication Date: 28 October 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'[An] exceptional outing' -- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationGraham Fulbright is a writer of many years' experience. In his youth, he received a commendatory TLS write-up for his novel Contreras. Seven novels, three plays, and numerous satirical articles later, The Man With A Charmed Life is Graham's latest novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |