The successful defence of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, on charges of conspiracy to murder, made George Carman QC famous. His mastery of cross-examination and speech-making succeeded in winning him a string of high-profile cases that earned him the titles of Great Defender and King of Libel. "Gorgeous George" attracted a string of celebrity clients, including George Best, Richard Branson, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Imran Khan and Robert Maxwell, and his public triumphs made front-page news. Yet, this very private man remained a mystery. In this frank account of his life, Dominic Carman explains how his father, the ambitious boy from Blackpool, fought to become the star of the Bar.
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Given the background it is astonishing that Dominic Carman's life of his father is as cool and clear-eyed as it is. Dominic has served him well. This is a painfully honest and compelling biography of, indeed, no ordinary man. - Lyn Barber, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Carman s excellent use of original legal papers provides valuable insight It remains a painstaking investigation into a life which Geogre Carman had gone to great lengths to hide. - Robert Verkaik, Independent
Indisputably, this searing, often affectionate and probably self-destructive memoir challenges the integrity of those remaining silent. - Tom Bower, Daily Mail
Quite unflinching and absolutely compelling ... a devastating portrait of a deeply lonely man - William Leith, Evening Standard
[Dominic Carman] often writes affectionately and admiringly of his father yet his real mission is to tell the brutal truth about him - Jonathan Aitken, Sunday Telegraph
A fascinating biography written with filial love and distaste - Sunday Times
This is no ordinary book . . . I found it fascinating - Mail on Sunday
His son, by fulfilling his father's dying wish and writing this book, has ensured that George will be remembered, for a short while longer at least, as a celebrity himself. - Daily Telegraph
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-0-340-82099-5 (9780340820995)
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Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Durham University, Dominic Carman worked in banking for 6 years, before beginning a publishing career at News International and then Euromoney Publications, based in London and in Hong Kong. He was later recruited as European Head of Operations for IIR, the world's largest conference company. He set up his own business in 2000, publishing a quarterly magazine, London Business Review. He and his wife live in London with their three children
