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2000s: She knows all your secrets. But will she keep them?
The Secretary
What you need to know before your trail
Look around you. Who holds the most power in the room? Is it the one who speaks loudest, who looks the part, who has the most money?
Or perhaps it’s someone like Christine Butcher: a meek, overlooked figure, who silently bears witness as information is shared and secrets are whispered. Someone who quietly, perhaps even unwittingly, gathers together knowledge of the people she’s there to serve – the ones who don’t notice her, the ones who consider themselves to be important.
There’s a fine line between loyalty and obsession. And when someone like Christine Butcher is pushed to her limit, she might just become the most dangerous person in the room . .
Travel Guide
Welcome to the corporate world..
The novel takes place in London in a fictional supermarket HQ and in the courtrooms. This, or at least some of this, could take place in any boardroom, in any office, anywhere…
The map shows the HQ of the UK’s top four supermarkets but they have nothing to do with the plot of course! Just interesting to see where these head offices can be….anywhere…
“Being a secretary back then was, it seems, not so different to now. That ability to make oneself invisible. It is astounding the number of conversations carried on in front of us, as if we don’t exist. The silent witness is a role I’m quite used to. Watching, listening – as quiet as a mouse, at the heart of events – my loyalty and discretion never in question. And yet, loyalty and direction are qualities for which I have paid a heavy price.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Secretary
Destination: London Author/guide: Renée Knight Departure: 2000s
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