Terry is a bit of a wide-boy, but also an activist running a small team dedicated to more open government. He is energetic, powerful, not entirely scrupulous - but he is also charming and entertaining. Around him he has collected a group of admiring helpers. By the author of "The Trick of It".
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while his most recent novel, Spies (2002), won the Whitbread Novel Award. His fifteen plays range from Noises Off to Copenhagen and most recently Afterlife.
