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Tango

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About The Book

Life is suddenly looking up for William Wooding. Thirty-five, overweight, sedately employed and unhappily married, he is given the chance to escape to a new life in South America.

There he runs the English Bookshop and discovers a different kind of existence: anarchic staff, a beautiful prostitute called Theresa, intrigue at Maria's Tango Club (the local house of pleasure) and a country heading for a bloody coup. Wooding discovers that the country's young president is an old school friend and as a consequence finds himself recruited by the mysterious Mr Box of British Intelligence to investigate what is going on…

Tangois a hugely enjoyable mixture of sexual escapades, revolutionary politics, and intelligence-gathering in exotic landscapes. It confirms Alan Judd as the contemporary successor to Evelyn Waugh.

'Very entertaining…it makes you want to turn the pages. No mean achievement' Sunday Telegraph

'Well-constructed, witty and at times moving' Independent

'An enjoyable book which made me laugh out loud… Alan Judd has a real gift for satire' NewStatesman

'The breezy satirical blend of carnival and cruelty is never less than nicely judged' Observer

About The Author

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Alan Judd is the multiple award-winning author of sixteen novels, three of which have been filmed. He has also written two major biographies, Ford Madox Ford and The Quest for C, the authorised biography of the founder of MI6. Before becoming a full-time writer, he served in the Army and the Foreign Office and was subsequently a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. He currently writes he motoring column for The Oldie.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (September 11, 2014)
  • Length: 400 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781471134340

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