Number Ten (novel)
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Author | Sue Townsend |
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Illustrator | Sarah Gibb |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2002 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback |
Pages | 324 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-14-027941-2 |
OCLC | 52486255 |
Number Ten is a 2002 novel by Sue Townsend, about the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Edward Clare) attempting to take an incognito holiday with his bodyguard, Jack Sprat - in order to discover what the public truly thinks of him and his time in office - and the consequences that ensue for both men and their country. It is frequently satirical of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, his family and his Cabinet.
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- Novels by Sue Townsend
- 2002 British novels
- British political novels