The Masterful Manipulation of George Cove

Once Aleksandra Ponomarenko had been George Cove’s tutor at Oxford but now, twenty years since they last met, she is telling him a life story – his own. He knew already that one of the greatest human tragedies of the 20th century, the nuclear incident at Chernobyl in 1986, was deliberate sabotage, but Aleksandra reveals that not only was his role pivotal in the catastrophe, but everything else that mattered in his life – his education, his job, where he lived, how he lived, who he fell in love with, and who he lost – was orchestrated by the unseen hand of a man called Bill Familiant of the British Government. George finally faces up to the truth about his past and addresses Familiant’s questionable morality and masterful manipulations, but he also gets the chance to build a new life – his own. With a second chance, will he be more successful? “A gripping novel of intrigue power and complex relationships. A poignant story tackling important issues about destiny and personal identity.”