Douglas Hurd retired as Foreign Secretary in 1995 after a distinguished career in Government spanning 16 years. As Secretary of State for Ireland, Home Secretary and then six years in the Foreign Office in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's administrations, he was at the very heart of modern political decision-making. Earlier he had run Edward Heath's private office from 1968 to 1970 and acted as his Political Secretary when Heath was Prime Minister (1970-74). A Life Peer since 1997, he continues to write highly respected political novels and works in the City as Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Hawkpoint Partners.

* Review and feature coverage in the national press

About the Author
Douglas Hurd is a former Minister for Northern Ireland and Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's Government. He was also Political Secretary to Edward Heath when he was Prime Minister (1970-74), becoming Lord Hurd of Westwell in the 1997 honours lists.

Reviews
these memoirs ... are in a different league from those written by his accomplices in the Thatcher and Major administrations * Simon Heffer, LITERARY REVIEW *
Hurd ... is a heavyweight. As prose, his memoirs stand comparison with those of Denis Healey and Roy Jenkins * Andrew Billen, THE TIMES *
full of entertaining vignettes ... wry, understated and self-deprecating ... a first-rate account of the life of a man who was a credit to a profession that it is fashionable to despise * John Major, MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Keenly observant and self-aware, and a master of the telling detail ... [With] its quiet wit and frequent insights, this is a beautifully written book, well worth waiting for * Nigel Lawson, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349118284
Author Douglas Hurd
Format Paperback
Page Count 608
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 468g
Dimensions(mm) 132mm * 200mm * 42mm