Through painstaking research and distillation, Michael Bloch has produced a masterpiece of biography. this biography has been well worth the wait Anyone who knows his biography of James Lees-Milne will not be surprised that this is equally expertly, indeed perfectly doneĪ breathtaking read.

He weighs up the evidence with care as well as brio. He writes with calm expertise about Thorpe's double-ledgered life. Read more makes even Liberal Party politics sound interesting. Michael Bloch's book is worth reading whether you are familiar with the story or not. revealing, insightful and gripping biography of one of the most extraordinary people ever to lead a British political party Michael Bloch's magisterial biography is not just a brilliant retelling of this amazing story ten years in the making, it is also the definitive character study of one of the most fascinating figures in post-war British politics. Jeremy was acquitted of involvement but his career was in ruins. Scott's incessant boasts about their 'affair' became increasingly embarrassing, and eventually led to a bizarre murder plot to shut him up for good. Read more an ill-advised relationship in the early 1960s.

But as his star steadily rose so his nemesis drew ever nearer: a time-bomb in the form of Norman Scott, a homosexual wastrel and sometime male model with whom Jeremy had formed. When he became leader of the Liberal Party in 1967 at the age of just thirty-seven, he seemed destined for truly great things. 'A revealing, insightful and gripping biography of one of the most extraordinary people ever to lead a British political party' Observer The story of Jeremy Thorpe's rapid rise and spectacular fall from grace is one of the most remarkable in British politics. BIC Classification: 1DBK 3JJPG 3JJPK 3JJPL BGH JPL. * A brilliantly written, insightful and entertaining life of the disgraced former leader of the Liberal Party - one of the most colourful characters of post-war British politics Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, b&w.

Jeremy thorpe by michael bloch