A true story based on the astonishingly indiscreet letters of a Prime Minister infatuated by a well born lady less than half his age. Harris weaves around it a portrait of the ruling class grappling with a world war which threatens the lives of its young and the leisurely world over which it presides. The inner tensions of Asquith's government, dominated by major players like Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George, come to life as the war goes badly. Witnessing this, and disillusioned by it, is a young security officer. A good, and in the end, poignant, read.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 115 Winter 2025 ) |
