{"product_id":"9780771047879","title":"The High Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliant follow-up to the Stephen Leacock Award-winner \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Laid Plans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this deeply funny satire continues the story of Honest Angus McLintock, an amateur politician who dares to do the unthinkable: tell the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon 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 read full of deft political satire and laugh-out-loud comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025892425968,"sku":"9780771047879","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780771047879_p0.jpg?v=1763661935","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780771047879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}