Shortlisted for the Saga Award for Wit.
A darkly satirical vision of a society in which a political party conspires to stay in power at all costs. 'Stability is sexy,' says charismatic leader Gideon Price.
Grace Fry, bold and beautiful Minister for Women, discovers a plot to suppress
the truth by means of spin, murder and manipulation. With her own life in
danger, will she dare to speak out or be seduced by the promise of a post
at the top table?
'No wonder No 10 never wanted you to read this funny, clever, frightening
book.
Sunday Express, Fiction Read of the Week‘... Hard Choices is certainly
the kind of satirical fantasy that prolonged exposure to New Labour can
inspire. New Labour, New Orwell, indeed.’
Rory Bremner
'...the most reviewed unpublished novel in the history of English fiction...
Hard Choices is as good as Julian Barnes England, England...'
Nick Cohen, The Observer
About the author:
Carole Hayman is a writer and journalist whose sixth 'Ladies of Letters'
series has recently been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published by BBC Worldwide
and Time Warner Books.
Initially published as an e-book, the Hard Choices web site received an
astonishing 3000 hits a week and the author was featured in newspapers,
magazines and on radio when the book was originally launched at the House
of Commons in 2003.
Visit www.hardchoices.co.uk.
