a novel Frank, Jeffrey 1942- creator text nyu New York Simon & Schuster c2004 2004 monographic eng

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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. Jeffrey Frank. n-us-dc Presidents Election Fiction Presidentes Elecciones Ficción Political campaigns Fiction Campañas políticas Ficción Washington (D.C.) Ficción PS 3556 F828b 2004 813/.54 9780743247801 (paperbacks) 2003057342 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon053/2003057342.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2003057342.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2003057342-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon053/2003057342.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2003057342.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2003057342-s.html DLC 030626 20240605133003.0 13253211 spa