This novel dates from 1996 and I read this many years ago. The book is based on Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch and it chronicles their fictional counterparts in this novel. The two protagonists had very different upbringings and they battle to gain the right to have the biggest media empire.The Fourth Estate is seen as the press as a watchdog over the state. The first three Estates are the Church, the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
The book is exciting and probably captures the spirit of the Maxwell/Murdoch battles of the past. No doubt the reality was as exciting but we will probably never know.
The book is exciting and probably captures the spirit of the Maxwell/Murdoch battles of the past. No doubt the reality was as exciting but we will probably never know.
A nice novel for me and 8/10 on this one.
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