{"product_id":"diary-of-an-mps-wife-9780349144405","title":"Diary of an MPs Wife","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER AND POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThe wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark''s'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Riotously candid'' Decca Aitkenhead, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An acute political intelligence at work'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Glorious, compelling, jaw-dropping''\u003ci\u003e Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it like to be a wife of a politician in modern-day Britain? Sasha Swire finally lifts the lid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than twenty years she has kept a secret diary detailing the trials and tribulations of being a political plus-one, and gives us a ringside seat at the seismic political events of the last decade. A professional partner and loyal spouse, Swire has strong political opinions herself - sometimes more ''No, Minister'' than ''Yes''. She detonates the stereotype of the dutiful wife. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom shenanigans in Budleigh Salterton to state banquets at Buckingham Palace, gun-toting ter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGloriously indiscreet * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gossipy, amusing, opinionated account of what it's like to be married to an MP\u003c\/b\u003e... Good fun and eye-opening * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eRiotously candid -- Decca Aitkenhead * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eglorious, compelling, jaw-dropping\u003c\/b\u003e read * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eThey're the wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark's * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cb\u003e gossipy, opinionated and frequently hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e book could be the most entertaining political diary since Alan Clark's -- Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eTen years ago, reviewing Alastair Campbell's diaries for the\u003ci\u003e Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, I concluded as follows: \"Who will be the chroniclers of the Cameron government? Somewhere, unknown to his or her colleagues, a secret scribbler will already be at work, documenting the rise and, in due course, no doubt, the fall of this administration\" Well, here it is. The diary covers not only the rise and fall of the Cameroons, but also the shenanigans surrounding Brexit and the inexorable rise of Boris, concluding at the end of last year when Sir Hugo (as he was by then) left parliament. \u003cb\u003eNo holds are barred. Sasha is candid, irreverent, occasionally outrageous and sometimes hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e -- Chris Mullin * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efunny, indiscreet and dangerously honest\u003c\/b\u003e account of the Cameron-May years * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eImagine the Alan Clark diaries, but written by his wife Jane instead: all the high-octane political gossip, set against a backdrop of country house shooting weekends and boozy dinners at Chequers, but seen through the sceptical eyes of a woman one step removed from all the head-butting stags. But there's far more to this book than reheated pillow talk. \u003cb\u003eThere is an acute political intelligence at work, of the sort that makes one wonder what might have been had Swire not settled for experiencing politics vicariously through her husband\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gaby Hinsliff * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eWestminster diaries are judged on three levels: the details they leak, the political era they re-create and the central character of the author. Swire scores highly on all three. She is\u003cb\u003e funnier and ballsier than Chris Mullin \u003c\/b\u003eand if she falls short of Alan Clark it is only because he was so devilish -- Quentin Letts * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of an MP's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistible, informal history and a rare tell-all about what it's really like to live behind the headlines of British political life. No one sees more than an observant wife and Sasha Swire's beady eye makes her a natural reporter! \u003cb\u003eHer sharp vignettes and tart sense of humor make for compulsive reading. \u003c\/b\u003eI do hope she keeps going! -- Tina Brown\u003cbr\u003eShe is not a high-society bird-brain but \u003cb\u003ean acute and intelligent observer - and very funny\u003c\/b\u003e. An invaluable source for future historians of Britain -- Margaret MacMillan * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eSwire has literary ability, a quality that manifests itself in the colour with which she describes the show and the freaks within it... there have been no political diaries to match the insightfulness and style of these since Alan Clark's and, like his, they will become \u003cb\u003ean essential point of reference for those who wish to understand the politics of the age they describe\u003c\/b\u003e -- Simon Heffer * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eSwire's uncharitable musings have demonstrated that the disloyalist's diary still has the power to inflict acute embarrassment, long after the events -- Ben MacIntyre * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAs tell-all diaries go, they don't get more riveting than Lady Swire's juicy tales -- Alice Fuller * Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of an MP's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e [is] both \u003cb\u003ecompelling and shrewd\u003c\/b\u003e. The pesky MP's wife may have a better sense of public taste than all the players strutting on the political stage. I can't wait for the next swathe of Swire diaries and the film rights for these ones -- Sarah Sands * Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eSmirking at the juiciest revelations in\u003cb\u003e the publishing sensation of the year\u003c\/b\u003e. Relish these stories for they may be the last laughs we get in a while * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eLady Swire has a keen eye for detail and a waspish turn of phrase, which makes this a real page-turner.\u003cb\u003e Lady Swire deservedly takes her place alongside Alan Clark, Chips Channon and Julian Critchley\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lord Vaizey of Didcot\u003cbr\u003eRight now, I'm reading a gossipy book; it's a diary of a British MP's wife, Sasha Swire. Normally when I'm buying a book like that I buy it on Kindle because then nobody can see what I'm reading! But it wasn't available, so I actually ordered it by mail and I'm happy I did that -- Kim Campbell, Prime Minister of Canada\u003cbr\u003eThe most gossipy and mischievous diarist since Alan Clark begins her account in 2010 when her husband, Hugo, is appointed minister of state in the Northern Ireland office, and is so excited that he insists on being called \"minister\" at home * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe small clique of people at the top are also exposed with waspish irreverence by Sasha Swire in \u003ci\u003eDiary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof an MP's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. Lady Swire may be a social pariah in Notting Hill and Chipping Norton right now but will, I suspect, like Alan Clark before her, be remembered for her indiscretions long after most of the current cabinet * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe wildly indiscreet tale of life inside David Cameron's inner circle... as much fun to pick through as a box of Quality Street, and \u003cb\u003ebeneath the gossipy surface lies a razor-sharp analysis of the Cameroons' descent\u003c\/b\u003e from their gilded heyday to being eaten alive by Brexit * Guardian *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47846233440599,"sku":"9780349144405","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349144405_9407a063-a7fc-4a88-9bac-89016027f82f.jpg?v=1710522057","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/diary-of-an-mps-wife-9780349144405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}