An accidental icon : how I dodged a bullet, spoke truth to power and lived to tell the tale
Scott, Norman2022
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In October 1975 an assassin tried to murder Norman Scott on Exmoor but the trigger failed and he only succeeded in shooting Scott's beloved dog, Rinka. Scott subsequently found himself at the centre of a major political scandal and became an unlikely queer icon. But this was never his intention. He was born in 1940 into a poor, dysfunctional and abusive family. Aged 16 he began an equestrian career, animals having been the one source of comfort in his childhood. By the age of 20 he had run into debts and had suffered a nervous breakdown. In 1960 Scott began a sexual affair with Jeremy Thorpe. By the time of the attempted assassination of Scott, Thorpe was married, leader of the Liberal Party and a figure at the heart of the establishment. He was embarrassed by their former relationship and wanted to cover it up. But he failed. The assassination attempt culminated in a sensational trial in 1979.
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Scott, Norman, author
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022.
Collation:
336 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781529370294 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.1523094109047BSCOB-SCO
Language:
English
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An accidental icon : how I dodged a bullet, spoke truth to power and lived to tell the tale
Subject:
Scott, Norman -- Assassination attemptsThorpe, Jeremy -- Relations with menGay men -- England -- BiographyAttempted murder -- England -- History -- 20th centuryPolitical corruption -- England -- History -- 20th centuryBiographyLGBTQ+ InterestRelating to Gay & LesbianBiography & non-fiction proseMemoirs
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895262
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