/ Key title The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game's social origins. / Former Prime Minister, John Major shares with us one of his great lifelong passions -- the game of cricket. / Richly entertaining and thoroughly researched, Major traces the history and development of cricket from its early beginnings up to 1900. / 'John Major: The Autobiography' has sold over 136,000 copies in the UK -- over 90,000 in HB alone. / R4 Book of the Week readings by the author to tie-in with publication. / Huge media interest guaranteed. / Major national newspaper serialisation expected. / Author promotion guaranteed.
John Major was leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. He is a former President of Surrey County Cricket Club.
'It's a spectacular achievement. I can't think of anyone else who could have given such an authoritative inner and overview of the game and have the ability and knowledge to put it in the context of cultural, commercial, historical and social happenings at the same time. But more than that, it is a personal book and, even with the extraordinary amount of information, thoroughly readable!a startlingly good book. John has done a marvellous job, and I think, for the first time ever, we have both the reasonably well-known and the unknown facts about cricket put in a social and historical context and in a readable and concise fashion.' David Rayvern Allen Praise for 'John Major: The Autobiography': 'Unsparing!vivid!witty as well as wise.' Geoffrey Howe, Independent 'One of the few post-war political autobiographies that will endure!compulsively readable and remarkably objective! deeply moving.' Bruce Anderson, Daily Telegraph 'Compelling!a classic of holding the reader's attention which many fiction writers might envy.' Roy Jenkins, Evening Standard
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