GYLES BRANDRETH - Something Sensational to Read in the Train. The Diary of a Lifetime

London England, John Murray, 2009. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 9781848543119 Hardback Hardback. First Edition. This is a diary packed with famous names and extrordinary stories. It is also rich in incidental detail and wonderful observation, providing both a compelling record of five remarkable decades and a revealing, often hilarious and sometimes moving account of Gyles brandreth's unusal life - as a child living in London in the 'swinging sixties'; as a jumper-wearing TV presenter, as an MP and government whip, and as a royal biographer who has enjoyed unique access to the Queen and her family. This book takes the reader on a baby boomer's roller-coaster ride from the 1950s - the age of black-and-white television, Dixon of Dock Green and Harold Macmillan - to the dawn of the twenty-first century. With a cast list that runs from Richard Nixon and Richard Branson to Gordon Brown and David Cameron - and includes princes, presidents and pop stars, as well as three archbishops and any number of actresses - this is a book for anyone interested in contemporary history, politics and entertainment, royalty, gossip and life itself. Illustrated. 706 pp.