Charles Moore’s authorised biography of Margaret Thatcher — the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most consequential political figures of the postwar world — begins here, with a first volume that immediately set a new standard for all writing about her life. Published following her death on 8 April 2013, the book brings Thatcher into three dimensions for the first time, drawing on sources no previous author had been able to access: unrestricted access to all her private papers, unpublished interviews with Thatcher herself, and candid conversations with every major colleague. Most strikingly, Moore is the first writer to make use of her extensive personal correspondence with her sister, which casts fresh and revealing light on her early life and the experiences that shaped her. The biography recreates the atmosphere of British politics as she navigated her rise to power, and carries the story through to what many regard as the high-water mark of her premiership — victory in the Falklands, with this volume closing at the Falklands Dinner held in Downing Street in November 1982. Moore writes as an admirer, but one willing to identify weaknesses and errors where the evidence demands it. The result is the indispensable, fully rounded portrait of a towering figure of our times.
ISBN 13: 9780140279566
Author: Charles Moore
