Naked Ambition
Robert Gott
(Author)
Description
"You're a politician, a public figure. What on earth were you thinking?"
Up-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.
His 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 lesbian sister, and the state governor, Louisa Wetherly--a senior government member has just resigned in scandalous circumstances, and she needs Gregory to step into the spotlight ahead of the coming election.
It's going to be a wild afternoon, and an even wilder campaign--to do something about Gregory's naked ambition.
Product Details
| Publisher | Scribe Us |
| Publish Date | October 03, 2023 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781957363615 |
| Dimensions | 8.2 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches | 0.6 pounds |
About the Author
Robert Gott was born in the Queensland town of Maryborough in 1957, and lives in Melbourne. He has published many books for children, and is also the creator of the newspaper cartoon The Adventures of Naked Man. He is the author of the William Power series of crime-caper novels set in 1940s Australia, comprising Good Murder, A Thing of Blood, Amongst the Dead, and The Serpent's Sting, and of the Murders series, comprising The Holiday Murders, The Port Fairy Murders, The Autumn Murders, and The Orchard Murders.
Reviews
"A madcap, witty delight--it's like Oscar Wilde or Noel Coward, but naked."
--Toni Jordan, author of Dinner with the Schnabels and Prettier If She Smiled More
"A wickedly fun comedy full of larger-than-life characters, plot twists, and sharp one-liners."
--Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project
"[R]eads somewhat like a closed-circle mystery. Most of the story is dialog-driven, giving it a fun, campy, stagey feel, with characters often facing off against one another. Naked Ambition is witty and full of laughs; readers looking for offbeat entertainment will find it here."
--Chris Saliba, Books+Publishing
'Agatha Christie does Don's Party. That's the vibe of Robert Gott's deliriously funny Naked Ambition, which spins the all-too-recognisable egomania of today's political class into a wickedly good farce ... Gott's page-turning chamber piece runs on sniping dialogue and sexual innuendo, stitched in with political opinion that would make David Williamson proud ... Saucy and seemingly silly, Naked Ambition is savagely witty and should win your vote.
--Stephen A. Russell, The Saturday Paper
"The set-up is frequently very funny, as you can imagine, with plenty of skewering of hypocrisy, fanatical religion and politics throughout. The wit is dry and acerbic, delivered in a style reminiscent of both Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde ... Told in a highly theatrical, telling and sometimes downright cheeky manner, Naked Ambition is staged, clever, pointed and as subtle as a life-size portrait of a naked politician in a dining room."
--The Newtown Review of Books
"Robert Gott has come up with a wickedly fun comedy full of larger-than-life characters in his latest book, Naked Ambition."
--The Senior
"[A] delicious comic novel from the wonderfully witty Robert Gott"
--Jason Steger, The Sydney Morning Herald
"Robert Gott's French farce of a novel is full of doorbells ringing, dramatic entrances, extreme characters, savage putdowns and snappy comebacks ... This is a novel about folly: political and personal. The witty, savage lines flash back and forth across the Buchanans' lounge room, all watched over by Gregory's ghastly portrait."
--Bernard Caleo, Readings
"There is ample comedy on offer ... the narrative rollicks along, creatively puncturing the overinflated balloons of political ego."
--Bob Moore, Good Reading Magazine
"[There is] plenty of fun to be had in Naked Ambition which has a great time skewering Australia's political class, religion and our views of sexuality."
--Pile by the Bed
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"[A] hilarious satire of Australian politics, skewering the egos of the privileged career politicians making decisions about our lives ... I can't recommend Naked Ambition highly enough."
--Keeping Up with the Penguins
"Clever, wicked, intelligent and so funny. A great read."
--Reading, Writing and Riesling
"[E]asy read and compelling in a surprising way, with a complexity that sneaks up on the reader."
--Michael McKernan, The Canberra Times
"If you're in the mood for some daft, light-hearted fun, Robert Gott's Naked Ambition may be just what you need to lift your spirits."
--Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLovers
"Gott is having a rollicking good time skewering ambition on all levels. [Naked Ambition is] wicked and just a bit wonderful."
--Sue Turnbull, The Sydney Morning Herald
Praise for The Orchard Murders:
"Stylish, witty, and nail-bitingly relentless. Gott is at the top of his game."
--Emma Viskic
Praise for The Orchard Murders:
"The Orchard Murders ... [is] a sleekly executed thriller ... If you know your Robert Gott novels, you'll know what's good here: crystalline prose, gruesome violence, attention to historical accuracy, sly humor and a couple of genuinely unsettling moral quandaries."
--Jock Serong, The Australian
Praise for The Autumn Murders:
"This masterly suspense novel by Robert Gott had me reading all nite. Although it's the third in a series, this was my first--and it stands alone as a great individual read ... However, it's the rapid-fire storyline and expert plotting that make this novel a quick read, while great characters and astute social observations will keep you glued to the pages and invested in the outcome."
--Karina Barrymore, Herald Sun
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