A Very English Scandal
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| Author | John Preston |
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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 5 May 2016 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), e-book, audiobook[1] |
| Pages | 340 |
| ISBN | 978-0-241-21572-2 (Hardcover) |
A Very English Scandal is a true crime non-fiction novel[2][3] by John Preston. It was first published on 5 May 2016 by Viking Press[1] and by Other Press[4] in the United States. The novel details the 1970s Thorpe affair in Britain, in which former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was tried and acquitted of conspiring to murder his alleged former lover, Norman Scott.[5]
In 1979, former Member of Parliament Jeremy Thorpe stood trial over accusations that he hired a hitman to kill his alleged ex-lover, Norman Scott. A Very English Scandal chronicles Thorpe's early, secretive love life, at a time when sexual activity between men was illegal, and his subsequent public exposure. The novel also details Thorpe's trial and eventual acquittal.[6]