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Book SynopsisThe enormous respect and affection of the British public for Betty Boothroyd has its roots in a strong belief in what she stands for: fair play, an unshakeable sense of honour and a passionate belief in the sovereignty of Parliament. Her convictions, she has said, are set in ''Yorkshire granite''. Born into a working class family in Dewsbury in 1929, there was little money, but Betty grew up in a home that radiated love and warmth. Betty was popular and a talented dancer who eventually went on to become one of the celebrated Tiller Girls - the full story of which she tells here for the first time. But by the age of twenty-five, Betty''s dreams of taking the West End by storm had crashed - and her father''s ambition of seeing her settled with a nice safe job had been abandoned. Undaunted, she won a national speaking award, stood for election to the local council and became a full-time worker for the Labour Party. Nothing would ever part Betty Boothroyd from politics again. In 1953 Be
Trade Review
The first Speaker to become a political superstar - one of the most popular women in Britain * Mail on Sunday *
Betty Boothroyd is frank, fun and generous... an uncomplicated book by a straightforward lady * William Hague, Sunday Telegraph *
Betty Boothroyd came to transcend politics... her autobiography is of profound human interest * Times Literary Supplement *
