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Loading... The Best Laid Plans (original 2007; edition 2008)by Terry Fallis
Work InformationThe Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis (2007)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Very enjtoyable2 ( ) Nice little Liberal Party fairy tale, too bad reality for the party is a bit harsher and the professor did not actually save the day :) The author does tend to lay it a bit thick on the Liberal party line. Nice and simple, all black and white, only good and bad people here, no real characters, only caricatures, but it's okay, too few books are set in Canadian politics, so read it. Daniel Addison is leaving parliament hill to become a professor at the University of Ottawa. To appease the Liberal leader, he promises to find a candidate in the riding of Cumberland-Prentiss and act as the campaign manager. There has not been a Liberal MP in this riding for many years, in fact the very popular Finance Minister in the MP. Daniel is unable to find a willing candidate. He convinces his landlord, Angus McLintock, an engineering professor to run in exchange for teaching one of his hated English classes for Engineers. He also assures Angus that he has no chance of winning. Angus agrees, but stipulates he will not campaign or appear in any way. He actually goes off to Bali to work on a water project during the election campaign. When the Finance Mister is involved in a scandal, Angus is in for a big surprise upon his return. A great story, humorous, interesting and very Canadian. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesDaniel Addison (book 1)
WINNER OF CBC CANADA READS Here's the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election--but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock--an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers--to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on. Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn't care about being re-elected can do in Parliament. The results are hilarious--and with chess, a hovercraft, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone. No library descriptions found. |
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