The Rake: A Novel
by William F. Buckley /
2007 / English / EPUB
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An ambitious, roguish young presidential candidate . . . a
lifetime of inconvenient secrets . . . a decision to save a
candidacy—all at a fatal cost: These are the provocative threads
that master storyteller William F. Buckley Jr. weaves into this
gripping yet surprisingly empathetic political novel.
An ambitious, roguish young presidential candidate . . . a
lifetime of inconvenient secrets . . . a decision to save a
candidacy—all at a fatal cost: These are the provocative threads
that master storyteller William F. Buckley Jr. weaves into this
gripping yet surprisingly empathetic political novel.The Rake
The Rake brings together Buckley's keen political
insight and his tale-spinning craft to tell the story of a
candidate on the rise and the dark shadows cast behind him. As
Reuben Castle, the prototypical child of the sixties, coasts
through his early life on a cloud of easy charisma, he leaves
behind more skeletons than Arlington: a highly questionable
Vietnam record, an abandoned wife, and worse. Yet two decades
later, just as his dreams are within reach, he learns that his
personal history is about to become his political epitaph—unless
he takes the direst of measures to protect himself.
brings together Buckley's keen political
insight and his tale-spinning craft to tell the story of a
candidate on the rise and the dark shadows cast behind him. As
Reuben Castle, the prototypical child of the sixties, coasts
through his early life on a cloud of easy charisma, he leaves
behind more skeletons than Arlington: a highly questionable
Vietnam record, an abandoned wife, and worse. Yet two decades
later, just as his dreams are within reach, he learns that his
personal history is about to become his political epitaph—unless
he takes the direst of measures to protect himself.
With a blend of satire and suspense, Buckley offers an archly
pointed portrait of a familiar icon. A novel by the defining
conservative of our times, about a figure bearing an unmistakable
resemblance to the defining liberal of our times,
With a blend of satire and suspense, Buckley offers an archly
pointed portrait of a familiar icon. A novel by the defining
conservative of our times, about a figure bearing an unmistakable
resemblance to the defining liberal of our times,The
Rake
The
Rake is a welcome new masterpiece, and Buckley's most
winning, and provocative, novel in years.
is a welcome new masterpiece, and Buckley's most
winning, and provocative, novel in years.
