Memoirs [Paperback]

Douglas Hurd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2004

Douglas Hurd retired as Foreign Secretary in 1995 after a distinguished career in Government spanning 16 years. As Secretary of State for Ireland, Home Secretary and then six years in the Foreign Office in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's administrations, he was at the very heart of modern political decision- making. Earlier he had run Edward Heath's private office from 1968 to 1970 and acted as his Political Secretary when Heath was Prime Minister (1970-74). A Life Peer since 1997, he continues to write highly respected political novels and works in the City as Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Hawkpoint Partners.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'these memoirs ... are in a different league from those written by his accomplices in the Thatcher and Major administrations' Simon Heffer, Literary Review 'Hurd ... is a heavyweight. As prose, his memoirs stand comparison with those of Denis Healey and Roy

About the Author

Lord Hurd of Westwell was an eminently respected Foreign Secretary in both the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations. He is also the author of several well-received political novels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 632 pages
• Publisher: Abacus (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0349118280
• ISBN-13: 978-0349118284
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.8 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,775,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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