{"product_id":"heres-the-story-9780241986202","title":"Heres the Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young Mary McAleese told a priest that she planned to become a lawyer, the priest dismissed the idea: she knew no one in the law, and she was female. The reality of what she went on to achieve - despite those obstacles, and despite a sectarian attack that forced her family to flee their home - is even more improbable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this luminous memoir, Mary McAleese traces that astonishing arc: from the tight streets of north Belfast, to a professorship in Dublin while still in her twenties, behind-the-scenes work on the peace process, and two triumphant terms as President of Ireland. She writes of her encounters with prime ministers, popes and royalty with the same easy candour and intimacy with which she describes her childhood. And her account of the latest act in her remarkable career - quietly pursuing a doctorate, and loudly opposing the misogyny of the Catholic Church - is inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere''s the Story \u003c\/i\u003eis warm, witty, often surprising and relentlessly fascinating: an extraordinarily intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable public figures of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fascinating story and well worth the read'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Riveting\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eA fiercely urgent reminder to the world - and the Government - that peace must never be sacrificed for politics\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Excellent''\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Cooper,\u003ci\u003e Irish Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I was enthralled and absorbed by this memoir'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''What an incredible life lived by an outstanding role model.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI ate this book up'' \u003c\/b\u003eSinéad Moriarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Full of conviction and isn''t afraid of plain speaking ... Priests, popes, paramilitaries and Ian Paisley are all held to account''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e[A] chatty, provocative and embraceable biography'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRTÉ Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating story and well worth the read\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting\u003c\/b\u003e ... A fiercely urgent reminder to the world - and the Government - that peace must never be sacrificed for politics * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eI was \u003cb\u003eenthralled and absorbed \u003c\/b\u003eby this memoir ... \u003cb\u003eRiveting\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mary O'Rourke * Sunday Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtful, entertaining and often enlightening\u003c\/b\u003e - one of the few memoirs by a senior Irish office-holder that's actually worth reading * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat an \u003cb\u003eincredible\u003c\/b\u003e life lived by an \u003cb\u003eoutstanding \u003c\/b\u003erole model. \u003cb\u003eI ate this book up\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sinéad Moriarty\u003cbr\u003eA meticulously researched and recorded history of the past half-century in Ireland and \u003cb\u003ethe story of a life passionately committed to working for peace\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eFull of conviction and isn't afraid of plain speaking ... \u003cb\u003ePriests, popes, paramilitaries and Ian Paisley are all held to account\u003c\/b\u003e * Herald Scotland *\u003cbr\u003e[A] \u003cb\u003echatty, provocative and embraceable biography\u003c\/b\u003e * RTÉ Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e -- Matt Cooper * Irish Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling ... \u003cb\u003eDisplays many of the qualities that made her such a popular president\u003c\/b\u003e * Business Post *\u003cbr\u003eA warm and witty insight into an extraordinary woman * Irish Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn immensely readable effort from that rarest of figures - a politician you actually like and admire * Hot Press *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733431333207,"sku":"9780241986202","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241986202.jpg?v=1720000051","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/heres-the-story-9780241986202","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}