The Phoenix Project

The 1960's saw great upheaval in the West, with social change giving rise to civil disobedience, especially within the student movement. By 1968, the government has become concerned that communism may be a factor, fearing that the violent unrest in Europe may come to Britain, and so calls on Polly Bottomley for advice. A retired MP, Mrs Bottomley has unrivaled experience of Soviet conspiracies, having been involved on two occasions with their attempts both in Britain and Europe, to destabilize the democratically elected governments. Their aim was to infiltrate government departments and so influence policy making. However, her investigations uncover a different kind of conspiracy which will set her on a dangerous path, uncovering a plot to overthrow the government of the day. Her life will be put in jeopardy as she slowly realizes what she has uncovered. Then to complicate what is happening an emotional and romantic attachment will become a distraction over which she has no control and will change her life forever. She becomes embroiled with someone who will surely cause her whole life to implode and wreck both her career and her marriage. She can do nothing to stop herself becoming involved with this elderly man who shows her a life she has never experienced and which she grasps and enjoys despite the consequences. The Phoenix Project paints a vivid picture of how political ambition can be exploited for personal reasons and can soon spiral out of control. And how emotions can overtake logic and common sense and lead down a path of self destruction. Fast paced gritty action and strong adult content make the authentic story line an exciting read. Could this really happen and how would the nation react to a conspiracy to overthrow our elected government?