Palace Of Enchantments

An ambitious Conservative Junior Minister, Edward Dunsford, seems to be doing all the right things in his bid to become Foreign Secretary. Until, that is, a moment''s sentimental weakness precipitates his career into chaos, his party into crisis and his own marriage onto the rocks.

''So skilfully do Hurd and Lamport expose Whitehall''s nerve-ends that their dissection reveals more of the system''s...