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    The Buddha of Brewer Street

    By Michael Dobbs

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 20, 2013
    ISBN9780007390441
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    The Buddha of Brewer Street
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    Michael Dobbs

    Bestselling author Michael Dobbs was at Mrs Thatcher’s side as she took her first step into Downing Street as Prime Minister and was a key aide to John Major when he was voted out. In between times he was bombed in Brighton, banished from Chequers and blamed for failing to secoure a Blair-Major television debate. He is now one of the country’s leading political commentators.

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    • 4/5
      Not as pacy as other novels by Dobbs, and the torture scenes a bit too graphic for me, but an unusual mix of Westminster sculduggery and a spotlight on the oppression suffered by Tibet from the Chinese government. Thomas Goodfellowe is an interesting character, on his way down in his political career, bumbling through his private life, but a powerful and resourceful manipulator.
    • 4/5
      It is a long time since I have just read a series by an author but there is something about this series I like. It is an easy read. The hero wants to do the right thing even in the difficult world of politics. It discusses political corruption but allows for not everyone to be involved. It is funny in places.
    • 2/5
      I was very disappointed by this second volume in the chronicles of Thomas Goodfellowe MP. Its predecessor, simply called 'Goodfellowe MP' was very entertaining and offered a salacious insight into the life of a former minister, now consigned to the back benches and struggling to adjust to his reduced status.This volume was far less assured and revolved around a rather poorly framed, and basically distasteful, plot involving the death of the Dalai Lama. There were some enjoyable scenes in and around the Westminster village, but it was difficult to avoid the feeling that Michael Dobbs had rushed this out at great speed in between writing proper books.