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Kitchen Venom
Philip Hensher
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Description for Kitchen Venom
Paperback. Winner of a Somerset Maugham Award 1997 A stunning novel of political life, betrayal and passion, which lifts the lid on vice within the Palace of Westminster..and cost Hensher his job as a House of Commons clerk. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Winner of a Somerset Maugham Award 1997
A stunning novel of political life, betrayal and passion, which lifts the lid on vice within the Palace of Westminster…and cost Hensher his job as a House of Commons clerk.
John is a distinguished widower with a hump, two daughters, and an important job in the House of Commons. He also has a fondness for visiting rent boys in the afternoons, and a passion for secrecy…
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007152421
SKU
V9780007152421
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-32
About Philip Hensher
philip hensher is Chief Literary Critic for the Spectator, and regularly reviews in the best UK and US newspapers and journals. His other books include The Mulberry Empire, Kitchen Venom, Pleasured and The Bedroom of the Mister’s Wife.
Reviews for Kitchen Venom
‘Sharp and funny…a beautifully polished performance.’ Times Literary Supplement ‘Sex, politics and death are the classic themes of Hensher's original novel. Set in Parliament at the time of the fall of Margaret Thatcher, it follows the disintegration of the family of a Commons clerk…Hensher is both sharp and ... Read more