{"product_id":"boris-johnson-9780753554920","title":"Boris Johnson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e ''literary highlights of 2020''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e ''books to watch out for in 2020''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e ''books to read in 2020''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e ''thirteen titles to look for in 2020''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs divisive as he is beguiling, as misunderstood as he is scrutinised, Boris Johnson is a singular figure. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of us think we know his story well. His ruthless ambition was evident from his insistence, as a three-year-old, that he would one day be ''world king''. Eton and Oxford prepared him well for a frantic career straddling the dog-eat-dog worlds of journalism and politics. His transformation from bumbling stooge on \u003ci\u003eHave I Got New for You\u003c\/i\u003e to a triumphant Mayor of London was overshadowed only by his colourful personal life, brimming with affairs, scandals and transgressions. His ascent to Number 10 in the wake of the acrimonious, era-defining Brexit referendum would prove to be only the first act in an epic drama that saw hi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPLOSIVE... \u003c\/b\u003eContains a string of startling revelations about Mr Johnson's public and personal life, and \u003cb\u003egoes farther than any previous biography towards solving the enigma of his true personality\u003c\/b\u003e... The political book of 2020. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStaggering\u003c\/b\u003e... Tom Bower [is] \u003cb\u003ethe master of the unauthorised biography\u003c\/b\u003e * Tatler *\u003cbr\u003eA colourful and often catty read... full of zingers... Bower insists Boris Johnson should not be underestimated * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eTom Bower made his name as a writer of acid-pen biographies and \u003cb\u003ehis latest is no exception ... It's all there\u003c\/b\u003e: the affairs, the lies, the broken promises, the unpaid debts. * Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian BOOK OF THE WEEK *\u003cbr\u003eAnother brilliant book by the master biographer * Piers Morgan *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737035813207,"sku":"9780753554920","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753554920.jpg?v=1723810921","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/boris-johnson-9780753554920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}