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Secrets, revenge, and losing control in the cutthroat world of politics.
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The Breakdown Clause

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    16 February 2027

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Summary

A darkly funny political satire from a former parliamentary staffer who’s been in the trenches.

If you’re stupid enough to trust anyone in Parliament with a secret, you deserve the inevitable moment they use it against you …

Cleo Turner was once a brilliant young political adviser, until she married a government minister. Now she’s stranded in her husband’s remote electorate with a baby, a beautiful house and a life she barely recognises. Increasingly desperate to get back to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781776951420
ISBN-10:1776951425
Author:Emily Broadmore
Publisher:Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint:Penguin Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:16 February 2027
About The Author

Emily Broadmore

Emily Makere Broadmore is a Wellington-based public relations consultant who spent her twenties working in parliament as a political advisor. She has been shortlisted twice for the Bridport Prize and once for the Commonwealth Prize. Emily is the founder and editor-in-chief of New Zealand’s print-only publication Folly, an anthology of short fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. Emily is also the founder of the Wellington Writers’ Studio, which offers affordable shared workspace for writers and creatives in a heritage building in the heart of the city. She has been widely published across NZ media. The Breakdown Clause is her first novel.

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