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- The High Road: Chapter 1
This is Chapter 1 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, a satirical novel of Canadian politics. It is the sequel to Terry's award-winning debut novel The Best Laid Plans, winner of the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
You can read more about Terry's writing, download the podcast, and leave comments at www.terryfalllis.com.
The music used in the podcast is Game Day by Jon Schmidt from Music Alley. The voice over that opens the podcast is by Roger Dey.
33 min
About The High Road
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A brilliant follow-up to the Stephen Leacock Award-winner The Best Laid Plans, this deeply funny satire continues the story of Honest Angus McLintock, an amateur politician who dares to do the unthinkable: tell the truth.
Just when Daniel Addison thinks he can escape his job as a political aide, Angus McLintock, the no-hope candidate he helped into Parliament, throws icy cold water over his plans. Angus has just brought down the government with a deciding vote. Now the crusty Scot wants Daniel to manage his next campaign.
Soon Daniel is helping Angus fight an uphill battle against "Flamethrower" Fox, a Conservative notorious for his dirty tactics. Together they decide to take "The High Road" and — against all odds — turn the race into a nail-biter with hilarious ups and downs, cookie-throwing seniors, and even a Watergate-style break-in. But that's only the beginning. Add a political storm in the capital and a side-splitting visit from the U.S. President and his alcoholic wife, and Terry Fallis's second novel is a wildly entertaining story full of deft political satire and laugh-out-loud comedy.
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