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The Death of an Owl

The Death of an Owl

by Paul Torday and Piers Torday
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Publication Date: 14/04/2016
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Political chaos, MPs turning on each other, expediency and skulduggery at the highest echelons of government? No, not Brexit, but a brilliant political satire from the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN


'THE DEATH OF AN OWL will ring true with anyone who has ever hated politicians or fallen out of love' EVENING STANDARD


'A pleasure to read' DAILY EXPRESS


Andrew Landford, MP is driving home one night along a dark country lane when a barn owl flies into his windscreen. It is an accident, nothing more. But Andrew sits on a parliamentary committee concerned with the protection of endangered species, and the death of the owl threatens to destroy his hopes of reaching No. 10.

Also in the car is Andrew's old Oxford friend and political adviser, Charles Fryerne. Will they be able to keep the crime under wraps, or will circumstances conspire against them?


Paul Torday's last novel, and compl****eted by his son Piers, this is a timely reminder that in politics, nothing is sacred...


'A pleasure to read' Daily Express


'Skeweringly accurate' Evening Standard


'A compelling blend of morality and satire' Sunday Mirror


'Witty and well-crafted - a delightful gothic fantasy' Guardian

ISBN:
9780297867524
9780297867524
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
14-04-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion
Piers Torday

Piers began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His bestselling first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal as well as numerous other awards.

His second book, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The third book in the trilogy, The Wild Beyond, was published in 2015 to critical acclaim. His next book for children, There May Be A Castle, will be published in October 2016.

The son of the late Paul Torday (author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) Piers recently completed his father's final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, April 2016).

In regular demand as a speaker at schools and festivals, Piers is also a reading helper with Beanstalk, a former judge on the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a Patron of Reading at Heathmere School and a trustee of the Pleasance Theatre. Born in Northumberland, he now lives in London with his husband and hopefully a cat.

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