{"product_id":"naked-ambition-by-robert-gott-9781922585967","title":"Naked Ambition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're a politician, a public figure. What on earth were you thinking?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUp-and-coming junior minister Gregory Buchanan has had a portrait painted of himself by the acclaimed artist Sophie White—a painting she intends to enter in this year's Archibald Prize. Until then, Gregory has hung it in pride of place on his dining-room wall. It's a life-sized standing portrait, practically photographic in nature. And it's a nude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis wife will be home soon, and he thinks the painting will be a pleasant surprise. Even more surprising will be an unexpected accumulation of guests—his sardonic mother, his fundamentalist mother-in-law, his lycra-clad cycling-enthusiast sister, and the state premier, Louisa Wetherly. A senior minister has just resigned in scandalous circumstances, and she needs Gregory to step into the spotlight ahead of the coming election.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's going to be a wild afternoon, and an even wilder campaign—to do something about Gregory's naked ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA madcap, witty delight—it's like Oscar Wilde or Noel Coward, but naked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Toni Jordan, author of \u003cem\u003eDinner with the Schnabels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrettier If She Smiled More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wickedly fun comedy full of larger-than-life characters, plot twists, and sharp one-liners.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Graeme Simsion, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReads somewhat like a closed-circle mystery. Most of the story is dialogue-driven, giving it a fun, campy, stagey feel, with characters often facing off against one another. \u003cem\u003eNaked Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e is witty and full of laughs; readers looking for offbeat entertainment will find it here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Chris Saliba, Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082301161708,"sku":"9781922585967","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14270793482872.jpg?v=1765273042","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/naked-ambition-by-robert-gott-9781922585967","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}