In an enthralling sequel to her bestselling The Road to Ruin, Niki Savva reveals the inside story of a bungled coup that overthrew the Liberal prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and installed a surprise successor, Scott Morrison, who went on to take the party to a miraculous electoral victory.
Niki Savva is one of the most senior correspondents in the Canberra
Press Gallery. She was twice political correspondent for The
Australian, and headed up the Canberra bureaus of both The Herald
Sun and The Age. When family tragedy forced a career change, she
became Peter Costello's press secretary for six years and was then
on John Howard's staff for three. Her work has brought her into
intimate contact with Australia's major political players for more
than 40 years. She is a regular columnist for The Age and The
Sydney Morning Herald, and often appears on ABC TV's Insiders.
Her first book, So Greek, a memoir, provided rare insights into the
relationship between Howard and Costello, and the workings of their
government. The Road to Ruin, the first volume in what became her
trilogy about Australia's Coalition governments that ruled from
2013 to 2022, was a bestseller, and won the 2016 General Nonfiction
Book of the Year Award at the Australian Book Industry Awards. The
second volume, Plots and Prayers, which dealt with the government
led by Malcolm Turnbull and the ascension of Scott Morrison, was
also a bestseller. In March 2017, the Melbourne Press Club
presented Niki with a lifetime achievement award for 'outstanding
coverage of Australian politics as a reporter, columnist and
author'.
"The result is a forensically researched and brutally revealing
chronicle of the days and weeks before and after the August
coup--one told with the precision of an investigative journalist
but in the elegant narrative style that always makes Savva a great
read."
--Paul Williams, Australian Book Review "How good is this book! So
much intrigue. So many revelations. Such a brilliant read."
--Laurie Oakes "A forensic and gripping account of Turnbull's
departure and Scott Morrison's arrival...Savva has written an
account that moves at the velocity of an express train without
brakes."
--Stephen Loosely, Weekend Australian "Explosive."
--Daily Mail Australia "Books about politicians are not for
everyone. Nor are horror stories. This absorbing and very
well-researched book is both."
--Erich Mayer, ArtsHub "Plots and Prayers provides a detailed and
fascinating look at one of the craziest weeks in Australian
politics. It's part documentary, part thriller. You'll not want to
put it down, but also throw it across the room because of
frustrations with the central characters...this book is a must
read."
--Tobi Lotus, Chronicle Praise for The Road to Ruin: "This is what
you have to remember about Savva's controversial book, The Road to
Ruin: she was onto this story early and she ran with it in her
weekly column...her account of the coup is both suspenseful and
full of fascinating, granular detail."
--Sydney Morning Herald "Savva's inside knowledge and contacts
within the Liberal Party (especially the party's moderate centre)
means the planning leading up to the spill is a fascinating
real-life political thriller...a cracking political read."
--Adelaide Review Praise for So Greek: "Intelligent, well-written
and incredibly knowledgeable."
--West Australian
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