Gladys Berejiklian was one of Australia' s most popular premiers. Forging a path for New South Wales through the difficult early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, she seemed unstoppable. But it all came crashing down. In one of the most staggering falls from grace in Australian political history, Berejiklian found herself embroiled in a major corruption inquiry that had enveloped the man with whom she was in a secret relationship. That same inquiry slowly expanded to focus on the conduct of Berejiklian herself.Journalist Paul Farrell takes us behind the scenes of the corruption investigation that brought down a NSW premier. He gives us a bird' s-eye account of how a case was built against her, and the relationship that ended her political reign. He also reveals how Berejiklian' s popularity was shored up by powerful allies in media and political circles, and the tactics deployed by her office to silence critics.At the centre of all this is the national importance of trust, honesty and integrity, and how much Australians are willing to tolerate when it comes to the behaviour of their leaders.

ポール・ファレルが描く『Gladys』は、単なるスキャンダルの記録ではありません。パンデミックの英雄となった女性指導者が、秘密の恋と権力の歪みに足を取られ、奈落へと突き落とされる「現代の悲劇」を鮮烈に描き出しています。著者の冷徹かつ緻密な筆致は、鉄の女としての公の顔と、情愛に揺れる個人の顔を鋭く対比させ、読者を一気に物語の深層へと引き込みます。 本作の魅力は、政治における誠実さと信頼の価値を問い直す文学的な重厚感にあります。一人のカリスマの失墜を通して、現代社会がリーダーに求める倫理観の危うさを浮き彫りにする。真実を追求するジャーナリズムの情熱が、単なる事実の羅列を超え、生々しい人間ドラマとしての普遍性を獲得している傑作です。