'You think you've married a journalist, then, horrors, he becomes a politician.'

How Not To Be a Political wife is an instructive and honest account of high hopes and dirty tricks, a story of broken friendships and divided loyalties, of heartache and regret. Recollections, as a great woman once said, may of course vary, but this is my story, the way I remember it, written with no fear, no favour - and no fucks left to give.

Buckle up.

The new political memoir by Sarah Vine

About the Author

Born in Wales in 1967, Sarah moved as a child to Italy, returning to the UK as a teenager. Sarah read Modern Languages at UCL before moving into journalism, starting at the Daily Mirror before joining The Times, where she worked for 15 years. It was there that she met Michael Gove, then Comment Editor, before he became an MP and senior Cabinet minister. They married in 2001 before parting ways in 2021. They remain on friendly terms, and co-parent their two children, Beatrice and William. Sarah now lives in London with the kids and (too many) animals.

Reviews

'Exceptionally clever. An excellent writer. Insanely fast. And very very brave. In the tumultuous last 18 months Sarah Vine has become the beating heart of the Mail - the columnist readers turn to first to make sense of it all - and now, for the fourth time in five years, Tabloid Columnist of the Year , the only writer ever to win it so many times. What she provides is a masterclass in writing tabloid columns.'

The Press Awards 2024, Tabloid Columnist of the Year Award

Book Information
ISBN 9780008746575
Author Sarah Vine
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 23mm