Shirley Williams
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Shirley Williams

The Biography

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Shirley Williams

The Biography

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For fifty years Shirley Williams has been one of Britain's best-known and best-loved politicians, admired for her warmth, sincerity, integrity and compassion. Hailing from an impeccable intellectual background, the young Shirley seemed destined for great things as she rose effortlessly up the political ladder. Yet for all the talk of her becoming the country's first female Prime Minister that accolade passed her by, her feisty independence earning her a career that has been anything but perpetual sunshine. In this first-ever biography, Mark Peel explores the dilemma that has faced Williams throughout the highs and lows of her political life: how to tread the line between firmly held principles and party solidarity. Drawing on his unfettered access to the family archive and conversations with Williams's colleagues, Peel skilfully teases out the contradictions at the heart of this remarkable character. Shirley Williams: The Biography reveals the surprisingly vulnerable figure behind the reassuring public façade. It uncovers the expectations placed on Williams by her highly ambitious parents, her guilt about her privileged background, and her often tumultuous personal relationships. The result is a touching, intimate portrait of one of the most complex and popular politicians of our time, a woman who through good times and bad has retained her essential humanity.

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Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781849546478
Topic
Geschichte
Subtopic
Historische Biographien

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. 1: DESTINED FOR POLITICS
  7. 2: AMERICAN ODYSSEY
  8. 3: TURBULENT YOUTH
  9. 4: ‘THE RED QUEEN’
  10. 5: THE YOUNG CAMPAIGNER
  11. 6: INTO PARLIAMENT
  12. 7: INTO GOVERNMENT
  13. 8: PRIVATE LIVES
  14. 9: THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE
  15. 10: THE HOUSEWIVES’ CHAMPION
  16. 11: THE GREAT DEBATE
  17. 12: AGAINST THE TIDE
  18. 13: JUMPING SHIP
  19. 14: BREAKING THE MOULD
  20. 15: THE WILDERNESS YEARS
  21. 16: TRANSATLANTIC EMISSARY
  22. 17: RESTLESS PILGRIM
  23. 18: POACHER TURNED GAMEKEEPER
  24. SHIRLEY WILLIAMS
  25. PERMISSIONS
  26. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  27. INDEX
  28. Plates
  29. Copyright