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Book SynopsisJohn Campbell is the author of many biographies including one of Edward Heath, for which he won the 1994 NCR award,
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, from Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady and, most recently,
Pistols at Dawn: Two Hundred Years of Political Rivalry from Pitt and Fox to Blair and Brown. He is married and lives in Kent.
Trade ReviewMagnificent... A compelling account of a remarkable life * Observer *
Campbell is simply a master of the art... This book is effortlessly superior. -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
Marvellous... The highest praise I can give to John Campbell's biography is that Roy Jenkins would have been proud to have been its author. -- Alan Johnson * Guardian *
A riveting and vital contribution to an understanding of postwar British politics. -- Matthew Engel * Financial Times *
A wonderful, readable book. Jenkins himself would have been proud to have produced a masterpiece of this calibre. -- Leo McKinstry * Daily Express *
Captivating... I read every single one of the 749 pages of this long book with relish and fascination. It is a splendid tribute to one of the greatest British politicians and writers (not necessarily in that order) of the last century. -- Peter Oborne * Daily Telegraph *
Magnificent… As plump and benign as its subject. -- A N Wilson * Evening Standard *
A splendidly thorough biography. -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday *
Campbell is an excellent biographer. He has a strong narrative grasp and knows how to use evidence. His books are not showy, but if you test their propositions, you almost always find them fair. -- Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
Wonderful... It is the well-rounded life of its subject that makes this book such an entertaining, as well as an instructive, read. -- Rachel Sylvester * The Times *
One of the best political biographies you could hope to read. * Sunday Times *
