{"product_id":"9781471190414-rakes-progress","title":"Rake's Progress","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Political Midlife Crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Johnson's dramatic plunge into the family business of politics – and how it all went spectacularly wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGod I wish Rachel was prime minister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. Reading it is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elike being invited to a deliciously gossipy party' Marina Hyde\u003cbr\u003e 'Fabulously indiscreet and funny.I loved it' Gaby Hinsliff, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There will be weightier political tomes this year than \u003ci\u003eRake’s Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, but \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eyou will not read one more entertaining' Roger Alton, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Spectacular. The only honest thing I've ever read about political campaigning' P.J.O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique, revealing and entertaining insight into the political dramas of recent times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e was born into what has been described by some as \u003cb\u003ethe UK’s most famous political family\u003c\/b\u003e, and by others as ‘Poundshop Kennedys’. She was always keen to avoid the family business at all costs and plough her own furrow as a broadcaster, novelist and journalist. But, after the \u003cb\u003ereferendum to leave the EU\u003c\/b\u003e in 2016, she felt the heavy hand of fate. When an insurgent centre party burst onto the scene in 2019, she felt compelled to stand for something rather than nothing – which happened to be just as her own older brother, \u003cb\u003eBoris\u003c\/b\u003e, was making his final assault on \u003cb\u003eDowning Street\u003c\/b\u003e. As some joked, she went into politics to spend \u003ci\u003emore \u003c\/i\u003etime with her family.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRake’s Progress \u003c\/i\u003etells the extraordinary story of what happened next. From long silences on the radio when asked tricky policy questions to loud curses from \u003cb\u003eDavid Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e during tennis matches, Rachel reveals all about her brief political career. Taking on \u003cb\u003eAnn Widdecombe\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eBrexit Party\u003c\/b\u003e, would she and her party make history – or become a forgotten footnote in the rolling omnishambles of British politics?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Beyond her own story, \u003ci\u003eRake’s Progress\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the importance of standing up for your beliefs and the challenges of life in the public eye, and takes the reader behind the scenes, from the campaign trail to the ‘Westminster bubble’ and the carpeted corridors of power. \u003cb\u003eWritten with great honesty and self-deprecating humour, this is a book that reveals the very human side of politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31960865734753,"sku":"9781471190414","price":12.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31805200.jpg?v=1734597195","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471190414-rakes-progress","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}