Duncan has been in politics for three decades and must therefore wot what of – and whom of – he writes. He was Johnson’s deputy at the Foreign Office for two years. The diaries cover the years 2016 – 2019. Lively, entertaining stuff that pulls no punches. Some of his erstwhile Tory colleagues may find it like George Eliot’s physic – “nasty to take and sure to disagree” with them…
In the Thick of It: The Private Diaries of a Minister
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A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist
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To research one of the character's activities as a bookseller for this merry romp, the author spent a few days at Sandoe's.
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