SCOOP OR SCANDAL?
Hello, I've tried to make a summing up of this book. Thank in advance!!
Tricia is the main character of the story. She is a young journalist who works in an international newspaper in London. Her father is the chief executive of an industrial equipment company and he’s about to retire. Tricia’s boyfriend is the sales director of the company and he’ll probably the next company’s leader.
Suddenly, Tricia’s life changes because she has to replace a foreign correspondent who has a leg in plaster. Tricia has to travel to Tobania where has happened a fatal accident in a factory.
When she arrives at Tobania, she really realizes about the tragedy and she collaborates with the main hospital which is collapsed, while she asks people and sends information to her newspaper. Little by little she keeps on discovering that the accident isn’t due to human mistake as the government version about the accident, but also there was a problem in a boiler of the plant. The government wants to conceal the truth to not damage the vision and economy of his country.
Tricia gets to meet with Home Affairs Minister who gives her a copy of the investigation, but she denies to believe it and finally he tells her that the valves and pipes in the damage boiler were provided by her father’s company.
Tricia comes back to London thinking about it. She has to tell the truth, but she can’t ruin to her father and boyfriend.
Finally, boss, father, boyfriend’s Tricia and she meet and discover that, although the instruments were provided by them, there were a mistake between the accidents company and another and exchange the products. Therefore, family’s Tricia weren’t guilty.
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SCOOP OR SCANDAL?
Hello, I've tried to summarize this book. Thanks in advance!!
Tricia is the main character of the story. She is a young journalist who works in an international newspaper in London. Her father is the chief executive of an industrial equipment company and he’s about to retire. Tricia’s boyfriend is the sales director of the company and he’ll probably be the company’s next leader.
Suddenly, Tricia’s life changes because she has to replace a foreign correspondent who was injured and is now in a cast. Tricia has to travel to Tobania where there has been a fatal accident in a factory.
When she arrives at Tobania, she realizes that another tragedy has occurred and she attempts to bring help to the main hospital which has collapsed, by interviewing people and sending information to her newspaper. Little by little she keeps on discovering that the accident isn’t due to the human error which the government is claiming. It seems that there was a boiler problem in the plant. The government wants to conceal the truth in order to not damage the vision and economy of the country.
Tricia is allowed to meet with the home affairs minister who gives her a copy of the investigation, but she refuses to believe it. Finally, he tells her that the valves and pipes in the damaged boiler were provided by her father’s company.
Tricia comes back to London and continues thinking about the catastrophe. She has to tell the truth, but doesn't want to ruin her father and boyfriend.
Finally, she confronts her boyfriend and father about the company's liability in the accident, but discovers that although the instruments were provided by them, it was another company that was responsible for the faulty parts. Therefore, Tricia's family and boyfriend weren’t guilty.
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