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#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE FT, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH, TIMES, OBSERVER, i NEWSPAPER, NEW STATESMAN, PROSPECT, CHURCH TIMES AND SCOTSMAN*

The searing inside story of our broken politics from the former Cabinet minister and co-host of The Rest Is Politics.

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.

BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

‘The most exceptional political memoir I’ve ever read’ ALAN JOHNSON

‘At last a politician who can write’ SEBASTIAN FAULKS

‘Genuinely eye-opening…always riveting, often horrifying’ iNEWS

©2023 Rory Stewart (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

There’s no denying that Rory Stewart stands almost alone among British politicians: he’s one of a handful who can actually turn a phrase. That talent is put to good use here — no other account of how Cameron Toryism curdled into May and Johnson is likely to be as evocative or amusing as this one
The Times, *The Times Political Book of the Year*
If you want to better understand the catastrophe that has been our government since 2010, or you just want to bask in Stewart’s beautifully formulated prose, read this book
New Statesman, *Books of the Year*
A brilliant insider’s account of the Cameron-May-Johnson years
FT, *Books of the Year*
It is the sheer sharpness, originality and truth-telling grace of Stewart’s prose, along with the vital importance of his subject, that makes his new book a truly exceptional political autobiography, both a pleasure to read, and a vital wake-up call
Scotsman, *Books of the Year*
Full of sharp observations and often funny… a portrait of a country where power is wielded by empty careerists, working in a broken system
Financial Times, *Books of the Year*
Beautifully written... You glimpse how transformative government could be
Guardian, *Books of the Year*
A fascinating account of power, corruption and lies
i, *Books of the Year*
Stewart writes beautifully and is brilliant at describing both the theatre and insanity of life in politics
Daily Express, *Books of the Year*
[Stewart’s] memoir of his time in politics is valuable as a slice of entertainment, as an enjoyably catty takedown of his former colleagues, and as perhaps the most helpful recent account of the failings of the British state… a valuable contribution to the historical record
Sunday Times, *Political Book of the Year*
The moral and technical seriousness of this book should not be ignored: in his time in parliamentary politics, Stewart discovered a lot that needs mending—and he has plenty of ideas for doing so
Prospect, *Books of the Year*

User Reviews

Book 4.8
Narration 4.9
Author Rory Stewart
Narrator Rory Stewart
Duration 16 hours and 20 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529901139
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Autobiography: historical, political and military, Memoirs, Political parties and party platforms, Political structures: democracy, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies
Collections Five Star Listens, In Their Own Words
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.8 (11 reviews)
Narration
4.9 (11 reviews)

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