Naked Ambition

By: Robert Gott

Narrated by: Nicholas Osmond

'You're a politician, a public figure. What on earth were you thinking?'

Up-and-coming junior minister Gregory Buchanan has had a portrait painted of himself by the acclaimed artist Sophie White - a painting she intends to enter in this year's Archibald Prize. Until then, Gregory has hung it in pride of place on his dining-room wall. It's a life-sized standing portrait, practically photographic in nature. And it's a nude.

His wife will be home soon and he thinks the painting will be a pleasant surprise. Even more surprising will be an unexpected accumulation of guests: his sardonic mother, his fundamentalist mother-in-law, his lycra-clad cycling-enthusiast sister, and the state premier, Louisa Wetherly - a senior minister has just resigned in scandalous circumstances, and she needs Gregory to step into the spotlight ahead of the coming election.

It's going to be a wild afternoon, and an even wilder campaign - to do something about Gregory's naked ambition.

©2023 Robert Gott (P)2023 Aurora Audio Books

Highly recommended!

“Naked Ambition” is impressively clever and laugh-out-loud funny. I’m now going to start reading all of Robert Gott’s prior work. Nicholas Osmond did an excellent job narrating, giving each of the characters a distinct and fitting voice.