Harris Denies Political Novel Is Based on Blair Robert Harris denies that his political novel THE GHOST (“written at speed in four 25,000 word installments, like a 19th century novel, it has already been translated into German, French, Dutch and Italian for simultaneous publication”) is based on former British prime minister Tony Blair. Harris “conceded that people were bound to make comparisons between Mr Blair and Mr Lang, with his ambitious wife and weakness for make-up.” He says, “I had the idea about a ghost writer and a politician when I finished Enigma 12 years ago. But I couldn’t make […]
