Lord Hurd of Westwell was an eminently respected Foreign Secretary in both the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations. He is also the author of several well-received political novels.
these memoirs ... are in a different league from those written by his accomplices in the Thatcher and Major administrations - Simon Heffer, LITERARY REVIEWHurd ... is a heavyweight. As prose, his memoirs stand comparison with those of Denis Healey and Roy Jenkins - Andrew Billen, THE TIMESfull of entertaining vignettes ... wry, understated and self-deprecating ... a first-rate account of the life of a man who was a credit to a profession that it is fashionable to despise - John Major, MAIL ON SUNDAYKeenly observant and self-aware, and a master of the telling detail ... [With] its quiet wit and frequent insights, this is a beautifully written book, well worth waiting for - Nigel Lawson, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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