Description
Over the course of a decade, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister – before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise.
Uncompromising, honest and darkly humorous, this is his story of the challenges, absurdities and realities of political life.
Instantly praised as a new classic, it is an astonishing portrait of our turbulent times.
‘Genuinely eye-opening…always riveting, often horrifying’ – iNews
‘Beautifully written’ – Guardian
‘Hugely entertaining’ – Evening Standard
‘The most exceptional political memoir I’ve ever read’ – Alan Johnson
‘An instant classic’ – Marina Hyde
‘At last a politician who can write’ – Sebastian Faulks
A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TIMES, OBSERVER, i NEWSPAPER, NEW STATESMAN, PROSPECT, CHURCH TIMES AND SCOTSMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023