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Corridors of Power, The Strangers and Brothers Novels

This novel of 1950s Britain offers “a sound reading of the political, moral, ideological temper of the times; a substantial achievement” (Kirkus Reviews).

An ambitious MP and cabinet minister, Roger Quaife has strong opinions about the nuclear arms race that’s been escalating in the postwar era. Lewis Eliot agrees with him on the issue, despite the hostile reaction Quaife’s position has received. But Quaife has also been having an extramarital affair—and when the threat of blackmail looms, Eliot is faced with a difficult choice, in this thought-provoking novel, part of a series that “presents a vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life” (Jeffrey Archer, The Guardian).

“A master craftsman in fiction.” —The New York Times

“An extremely shrewd observer of men and society.” —Commentary

C.P. Snow

Charles Percy Snow was a scientist, novelist, and public intellectual. Born in Leicester in 1905, Snow attended the University of Leicester and Cambridge University, where he became a fellow of Christ’s College. Knighted Baron Snow in 1957, he served under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is best known as the author of the eleven-book Strangers and Brothers series of novels (1940–1970), which provide an insider’s view on the influence of outside forces on academic institutions. Snow’s novel In Their Wisdom was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1974. He was married to novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson until his death in 1980.

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