02512cam a2200385 a 4500 13253211 BJBSDDR 20240605133003.0 ta 030626s2004 nyu 000 1 eng 2003057342 9780743247801 (paperbacks) DLC DLC DLC spa eng n-us-dc PS 3556 F828b 2004 813/.54 22 Frank, Jeffrey, 1942- 35738 Bad publicity : a novel / Jeffrey Frank. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004. 213 pages ; 23 cm. In the twilight of the Reagan era, as prospects appear brighter than ever for a Democratic restoration, the lawyers, lobbyists, advisers and socialites of Washington are looking ahead -- but over their shoulders, too. With good reason. Charlie Dingleman, a former congressman, has gotten a tantalizing job offer that could rescue him from the drudgery of lawyering. But he's being shadowed by an increasingly unsavory rumor started by Judith Grust, a young associate at Charlie's firm. Judith has a few dark secrets of her own, like one she shares with Hank Morriday, a lazy, shiftless welfare policy expert. That helps to drive Hank into the orbit of Candy Romulade, a P.R. executive paralyzed by a dwindling client list. Then Candy signs up a veteran local anchorman, who has a very peculiar view of the world. As these men and women collide in a lusty, mad scramble, their savage ambitions and reversals of fortune test the idea that there's no such thing as bad publicity. The result, Bad Publicity, is a pitch-perfect, often poignant novel in the classic Swiftian mold. Presidents Election Fiction. Presidentes Elecciones Ficción 5591 Political campaigns Fiction. Campañas políticas Ficción 285 Washington (D.C.) Ficción Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon053/2003057342.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2003057342.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2003057342-s.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc 0 BK rmza 121229 121229 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-05-06 0 PS 3556 F828b 2004 00000178087 2024-05-06 00:00:00 1 2024-05-06 BK