{"product_id":"2026200017229-secondhand-afternoon-light-some-memories-of-men-and-events","title":"Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Afternoon Light: Some Memories of Men and Events, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, steps back from the grand stage of power to offer an intimate and authoritative account of a life lived at the very heart of the twentieth century's most consequential moments. With the measured confidence of a statesman who shaped a nation, Menzies chronicles his personal encounters with world leaders — from Winston Churchill to Dwight D. Eisenhower — and reflects on the pivotal events that defined the post-war era, drawing the reader into the corridors of power with disarming candour.\n\nWritten in a style that is at once elegant and warmly conversational, this memoir stands as an essential document of mid-century Australian and international political history, revealing the man behind the formidable public persona. Menzies presents his recollections not as a dry political record, but as a series of vivid portraits — of men, of friendships, and of fleeting moments where history turned on a word or a handshake. For anyone who wishes to understand the forces that forged modern Australia and its place in the world, Afternoon Light leaves one question resonating long after the final page: what does power truly cost the man who wields it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216189694171,"sku":"2026200017229-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9dbb345d-d08e-47af-8401-84d0ec41be70.png?v=1788404900","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017229-secondhand-afternoon-light-some-memories-of-men-and-events","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}