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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

THE BESTSELLING INSIDER STORY OF WESTMINSTER'S BLOODIEST POWER BATTLES
THE MOST REVEALING POLITICAL MEMOIR OF THE YEAR

'Refreshingly honest' The Telegraph

'Deliciously bitchy' New Statesman

'Awaited with bated breath by political insiders' Tatler

David Cameron. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak. Five prime…

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A memoir which reveals more than most political autobiograohies. Pacy and dramatic and very detailed. But also very human,

From Iain's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!

On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

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