‘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 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.
It’s going to be a wild afternoon, and an even wilder campaign – to do something about Gregory’s naked ambition.
‘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
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Imprint: Scribe Australia
Publication date: 02/05/2023
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