Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Three: Herself Alone: 3 - Hardcover

Shortlisted for the 2020 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
The final part of Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, 'One of the great biographical achievements of our times' (Sunday Times).

A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR, TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR

Key Questions Explored:

• How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain?
• How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now?
• How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs?

About the Book:

Charles Moore's full account, based on unique access to Margaret Thatcher herself, her papers, and her closest associates, tells the story of:

• Her last period in office
• Her combative retirement
• The controversy that surrounded her even in death

The biography includes:

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall, which she had fought for
• The rise of the modern EU, which she feared
• Her growing quarrels with colleagues
• The truth about her political assassination

A Comprehensive Portrait:

Moore's three-part biography of Britain's most important peacetime prime minister paints an intimate political and personal portrait of:

• Victories and defeats
• Iron will but surprising vulnerability

This is the full, enthralling story of the woman who dominated in an age of male power.