Book description
After Margaret Thatcher, Edwina Currie was the second most
prominent woman in British politics during the 1980s. Indeed, she was
often spoken of as a potential Prime Minister. Her outspokenness and
her lively, media-friendly personality won her a much higher profile
than her status as a junior minister would otherwise have commanded.
When she was forced to resign from the government after warning of the
danger signs of salmonella infection in eggs, she was already a
national figure. Revealing her four-year affair with former Prime
Minister John Major, Edwina's diaries caused a media sensation. A
decade on, and now with previously unpublished material, the diaries
still provide a remarkable insight into politics at the top by a
writer with an observant eye and a sharp sense of humour. Edwina
Currie's honesty, her frankness and her courage make these
unexpurgated diaries an irresistible read.
Edwina Currie is a well-known broadcaster and author, appearing
regularly on TV and radio and writing for the national press and
magazines. Formerly a Conservative MP, she was a Junior Health Minister
for two years.
