Download or read book An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo written by Richard Davenport-Hines and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution.