{"product_id":"the-leader-paperback","title":"The Leader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGillian Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlwyn W. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant study of neo-Nazi anti-Semitism ... Gillian Freeman is among the finest contemporary novelists.' - Brigid Brophy, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Undoubtedly the best of her novels ... an exact and finely observed account of the lunatic right-wing fringe in Britain. I recommend this very strongly.' - \u003ci\u003eOxford Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Gillian Freeman's perception of psychological and sociological drives is combined with an ability to communicate them in suspenseful entertainments.... The implications grip the imagination.' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Horrifying reconstruction of how a new Hitler might arise.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vincent Wright is a failure. Now in his mid-thirties, he's stuck in a dead-end job as a bank clerk and still lives with his mother. But he knows who is to blame for the shortcomings in his life: blacks, Jews, and immigrants, who are responsible for most of what's wrong with Britain today. After meeting a retired army officer who shares his passion for collecting Nazi paraphernalia, Vincent has a brilliant idea: the nation needs a new leader to rescue it from its decline - why not him? As he travels the country, giving speeches and using his charisma and oratorical gifts to recruit like-minded followers to his new Britain First party, we watch in horror while Vincent begins his terrifying and seemingly inexorable rise to power.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the recent surge in popularity of far-right political parties across Europe, Gillian Freeman's sixth novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Leader\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), remains as chillingly relevant today as when first published. This edition, the first in more than 40 years, includes a new introduction by Alwyn W. Turner. Freeman's classics \u003ci\u003eThe Liberty Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) and \u003ci\u003eThe Leather Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) are also available from Valancourt Books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107226194055,"sku":"9781939140906","price":32.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6392c79677a7e0d9a588b98fd13a4bf1.webp?v=1732453398","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-leader-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}