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Ambitions End
Ambitions End
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This is a story of one mans ambition. Mark Watson while still a schoolboy sees his fathers business destroyed by the bombastic industrialist Sir Charles Houghton and vows to find a way to avenge his father when he grows up.



The story tells of Marks birth, his early years and his schooling while alongside charting the progression of his fathers business from its humble beginnings then through its growth and expansion phases until as a result of the underhand dealing of Sir Charles it stumbles into serious financial problems. An unsupportive banks refusal to lend more money forces the business to collapse.



The traumatic impact of this event on Mark and his parents is what starts him on his search for revenge.



He enters the world of business and in his single minded and rapid climb through the ranks of industry he discovers a natural skill at developing exciting new products and handling advertising campaigns. His continued climb up the corporate ladder, his ability to take risks, his ruthless approach to managing people and above all his on-going drive to succeed in the vow he made to his father, all serve to fuel and spur him on with his all encompassing ambition.



Romantic interest is woven throughout the story from Marks first fumbling attempts to date girls, his marriage and his many affairs. His need for women and their love flows right through the book as he struggles to understand and balance his passion for love, marriage and illicit affairs mixed with the thrill and excitement of business.



Headhunted to become Chief Executive of a large but moribund multi national corporation, he finally moves into a position of power and authority where he can start to implement his plan for revenge as the action moves smoothly between the

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Release dateJan 10, 2006
ISBN9781467883238
Ambitions End
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Mike Upton

MIKE UPTON is a retired businessman who for many years worked extensively in industry as Managing Director or Chief executive running several companies in Britain and America. This, his second novel (like his first AMBITIONS END) is a work of fiction, but it again draws from his extensive knowledge of business and large multi-national corporations and their involvement and approach to selling off parts of their business, or acquiring competitors. Living in Norfolk he has been married to Brenda for 42 years and has tw daughters and one granddaughter.

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