<p>Bit of a wide boy, Terry. Got a spot of form, eye for the ladies, a real rough diamond some might say. Not without his virtues, though, as his campaign for open government shows. No secrets, that''s Terry''s secret. Allied to charm, that is, of course. <br><br> Only one person finds it easy to resist his charm and counter his arguments and that''s Hilary - one of the serious and dedicated young Civil Servants working in the Home Office in Westminster, who just happens to know the truth about the case in which Terry is currently interested. She despises him and everything he stands for. But then why is she to be found one evening walking through the back streets behind the Strand, to the run-down block where Terry''s pressure group has its headquarters? <br><br><i>Now You Know</i> takes on government campaigns, ambitious civil servants and determined pressure groups with Frayn''s trade-mark wit. Michael Frayn''s other novels include <i>Headlong</i>, which was shortlisted for the Book
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One of the funniest writers of his generation, Michael Frayn has been writing humorous newspaper columns since 1959, principally for the "Guardian" and "Observer". This volume brings together 110 of his finest and funniest pieces from...
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