Every word is at its place, every sentence and every motto are waiting to be read, nothing is wrong, even the final, which looks unfair but respects the logic of the story. The prolific and beloved author John Grisham, known for his courtroom thrillers, is back this month with a new pageturner, A Time for Mercy,... To see what your friends thought of this book, You can safely read this book - the American tv show is only very loosely based on the British House of Cards series, and this book is only the first. Mrs Urquhart gets total points for being just about as ch. I decided to read the original novels, and I was fascinated at how the character of Francis Urquhart came about. Letting to read between the lines is all a reader wants. Liked reading this book. What I liked was the essence of the atmosphere she brings in her chapters. I can definitely see the basis for some of the Netflix characters. Not to mention the ending. Literature is rife with men and women who have discarded every single code of morality to find their way to the top of the pile. ltd., New Delhi. If it had been set in the circus of the Italian parliament, surely it would have been more fun! Here comes a story about another strong woman Mridula. Sudha Murthy delivers yet another gem of a book. Though the wife, Mridula, never changes even when she moves to a big city like Bangalore, it's her husband Sanjay who kind of falls of track. by HarperCollins Fontana. but the book is incredible and very deep when it comes to the ruthless nature of politics and the cutthroat atmosphere in the background of it all. The book starts with a flurry of characters, setting the scene for general election night the UK. I don't use Netflix so I've yet to see the TV series (have these producers never heard of releasing to DVD before?) Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The characters are very realistic and you. by Penguin Books India pvt. Roger was hapless and pathetic but I still hoped he’d make it but I knew he couldn’t. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. [Although I'll note here, almost a year later, that I haven't bothered to track 'e, Basis for the BBC trilogy. Start by marking “House of Cards” as Want to Read: Error rating book. A six-part radio adaptation of the first novel, written by Neville Teller aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. What does make Francis interesting is in how he embodies all that is rotten about mainstream politics and its obsession with power. She makes an instant connect with the reader moreover her stories are so slice of life that you are bound to find similarities. A book worth reading! I thought it was okay. Yet.... we know that American journalists show deference too in order to maintain communication.