{"product_id":"naked-ambition","title":"Naked Ambition","description":"\u003cb\u003e'You're a politician, a public figure. What on earth were you thinking?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's going to be a wild afternoon, and an even wilder campaign - to do something about Gregory's naked ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A madcap, witty delight - it's like Oscar Wilde or Noel Coward, but naked.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Toni Jordan, author of \u003ci\u003eDinner with the Schnabels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrettier If She Smiled More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A wickedly fun comedy full of larger-than-life characters, plot twists, and sharp one-liners.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Graeme Simsion, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e' R eads 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. \u003ci\u003eNaked Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e is witty and full of laughs; readers looking for offbeat entertainment will find it here.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Chris Saliba, \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Robert Gott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516752265277,"sku":null,"price":31.34,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922585967.jpg?v=1787572011","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/naked-ambition","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}