02512cam a22003377a 4500 15760227 BJBSDDR 20260313151059.0 ta 090516s2009 ii 000 1 eng 2009311701 9788172238292 8172238290 I-E-2009-311701; 26 (IN-NdUBS) 2009311701 Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office Rs399.00 DLC DLC DLC eng eng lcode PR 9499.4 D441d 2009 Desai, Meghnad Jagdishchandra, Baron Desai, 1940-2025 2457 Dead on time / Meghnad Desai. Noida, New Delhi : Harper Collins Publishers India, a joint venture with the India Today Group, 2009. 238 pages ; 23 cm. Novel. For the Right Honourable Harry White, Britain's charismatic and politically savvy prime minister, it is a busy day like any other at 10 Downing Street. Every minute is packed with politics, people and policies, and the odd flirtation. There is a peremptory invitation to lunch with megalomaniac media lord Matt Drummond, a parliamentary rebellion to be batted away, an urgent call from the White House about a crisis in the Middle East. Until, finally, Harry White and his entourage are ready to fly to Glasgow for the last item on their schedule: the Old Firm game between Rangers and Celtic, the traditional Scottish rivals. It is a game that Harry has little interest in, but there are at least two men who have waited many years for exactly this moment. Will they be able to realize their plans? Will blood flow between the Catholic and Protestant fans as their teams battle for supremacy on the ground? Will the day end well for Harry White and his new conquest Sarah? Or will the events of this single day transform the political face of England for ever? An unexpected first novel by the well-known economist and political commentator, Dead on Time is a delightful mix of action, humour and realpolitik. The author brilliantly renders recognizable characters and situations in a manner that blurs fact and fiction to give us a racy behind-the-scenes take on politics and politicians, journalists and media planners, and all those who shape the way we perceive the world today. Novela inglesa 1933 7 cbc origode 4 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123720 123720 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-06-03 0 PR 9499.4 D441d 2009 00000192874 2025-06-03 00:00:00 1 2025-06-03 BK