First Among Equals

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, May 16, 2004 - Fiction - 496 pages

In Jeffrey Archer's bestselling First Among Equals, Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength-and the will to realize his destiny...

Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow...Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride-a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible...Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost.

From strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all-the keys to No. 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph.

 

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PROLOGUE
1
BOOK ONE 19641966 THE BACK BENCHES
11
BOOK TWO 19661974 JUNIOR OFFICE
45
BOOK THREE 19741977 MINISTERS OF STATE
197
BOOK FOUR 19771989 THE CABINET
277
BOOK FIVE 19891991 PARTY LEADERS
427
BOOK SIX 1991 PRIME MINISTER
471
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Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections--including And Thereby Hangs a Tale, Kane and Abel, Paths of Glory and False Impression--have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.

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