Book description
The world's most powerful newspaper barons -- which of them will
triumph? At first glance, Richard Armstrong and Keith Townsend seemed to
have little in common. One was the son of an illiterate peasant, who
emerged from the most backward corner of a Europe ravaged by a bitter
war. The other was raised in a mansion on the far side of the world
while the war was just another piece of news. Once was a hustler, a
thief, ready to change even his identity, if it would gain him a
momentary advantage. The other was the scion of a well-known family,
groomed for a public role, a rebel who didn't care if anyone approved of
what he got up to. One craved wealth, recognition, status. The other
quickly discovered that real power comes from anonymity. But they did
have one thing in common. Both of them were gamblers. Both were prepared
to risk everything in their battle to control the biggest newspaper
empire in the world. Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories
include
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
, Kane and Abel
and A Twist in the Tale
, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over
210 million copies. Paths of Glory
, his most recent novel, was a global number one bestseller and remained
on the Sunday Times
bestseller list for ten weeks. The author is married with two children,
and lives in London and Cambridge. www. jeffreyarcher. com
