Dead Sheep (e-bog) af Maitland, Jonathan
Maitland, Jonathan (forfatter)

Dead Sheep e-bog

127,71 DKK (inkl. moms 159,64 DKK)
It is 1989 and a seemingly invincible Prime Minister has sacked Geoffrey Howe, her Foreign Secretary. She apparently had nothing to fear from him: his speaking skills had, famously, been compared to those of a dead sheep. But, a year later, inspired by his wife Elspeth - whose relationship with Thatcher was notoriously frosty - Howe overcame his limitations to destroy Mrs Thatcher with one of t...
E-bog 127,71 DKK
Forfattere Maitland, Jonathan (forfatter)
Udgivet 8 oktober 2020
Genrer Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781913630775
It is 1989 and a seemingly invincible Prime Minister has sacked Geoffrey Howe, her Foreign Secretary. She apparently had nothing to fear from him: his speaking skills had, famously, been compared to those of a dead sheep. But, a year later, inspired by his wife Elspeth - whose relationship with Thatcher was notoriously frosty - Howe overcame his limitations to destroy Mrs Thatcher with one of the great political speeches. Dead Sheep is a drama tinged with tragedy and comedy. Its themes - loyalty, love, political morality and Britishness - are still uncannily relevant today..