The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady
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Read the true story that inspired the major new film, The Iron Lady. John Campbell's magisterial biography is the political biography of Margaret Thatcher.
'An enormously useful achievement...every twist and turn of her political life is here' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
In this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge for leadership of the Conservative party to her eleven tumultuous years in Downing Street and her eventual removal from power.
This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary individual who changed the face of Britain; John Campbell portrays an ambitious and determined woman who started cautiously, grew in confidence after the Falklands War but became increasingly remote and domineering until she finally lost the trust of her colleagues.
Author: John Campbell
Format: Paperback, 592 pages, 131mm x 198mm, 404 g
Published: 2012, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Description
Read the true story that inspired the major new film, The Iron Lady. John Campbell's magisterial biography is the political biography of Margaret Thatcher.
'An enormously useful achievement...every twist and turn of her political life is here' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
In this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge for leadership of the Conservative party to her eleven tumultuous years in Downing Street and her eventual removal from power.
This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary individual who changed the face of Britain; John Campbell portrays an ambitious and determined woman who started cautiously, grew in confidence after the Falklands War but became increasingly remote and domineering until she finally lost the trust of her colleagues.
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady