Behind the Black Door
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Published:2nd Feb '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Sarah Brown, wife of former prime minister Gordon Brown, gives her personal account of life at number 10 Downing Street. The Sunday Times bestseller
Sarah Brown gave up a successful career in business to serve the country. A passionate campaigner for women and children, she mobilised over a million people through her early adoption of Twitter. This title is her memoir.
In this personal memoir about life at 10 Downing Street, Sarah Brown shares the secrets of living behind the most famous front door in the world.
Sarah gave up a successful career in business to serve the country. A passionate campaigner for women and children, she mobilised over a million people through her early adoption of Twitter.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to pack for a photo call with supermodels or pause a speech in front of hundreds when the autocue fails, it's all here - from what to do when the school play clashes with a visit to the White House to what it feels like to support the man you love as he takes tough decisions to stave off global financial meltdown...
Intimate, reflective, surprising and funny, Behind the Black Door takes us backstage to reveal what it's like to be an ordinary woman, wife and mother in extraordinary circumstances.
School run, conference call, Obama for tea - Sarah Brown smiled, and tweeted, through it all. I love this woman -- Caitlin Moran, author of HOW TO BE A WOMAN
A loyal, loving, positive account of what can be achieved by a Prime Minister's supportive wife * The Times *
Warm and candid * Daily Mail *
Fascinating reading -- Laura Barton * Guardian *
Fascinating and endearing * Woman's Own *
A fascinating insight into the Browns' 1046 days in power * Daily Record *
An intriguing insight into the day-to-day domestic life of Number 10 and the unique challenges that face the wife, or husband of the prime minister * Yorkshire Evening Post *
For her many fans, this memoir is a portrait of a mother with a baby girl to grieve for and two small boys to raise - one of whom has cycstic fibrosis. Whatever the reviewers say, she is a natural heroine to the Mumsnet demographic * The Lady *
Brown is well posed to exploit a fresh readership. She has attracted more than 1 million followers on Twitter, overtaking the ubiquitous Stephen Fry to become the most followed Briton on the micro-blogging site * Guardian *
Of all the New Labour memoirs, there is a sense in the publishing industry that Mrs Brown's book could be the most successful of them all -- Dylan Jones * Independent *
ISBN: 9780091940584
Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 29mm
Weight: 323g
464 pages