{"product_id":"9781526680891-life-a-half","title":"A Life and a Half","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Winding Path to Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of one man's unorthodox path to politics, from Labour Minister and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Chris Bryant.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF BEST BIOGRAPHY BY A PARLIAMENTARIAN, WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Scurrilous and full of heart' \u003c\/b\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, frank, funny and moving'\u003c\/b\u003e REVEREND RICHARD COLES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beguilingly human' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting, raw and hilarious' \u003c\/b\u003eHELEN LEDERER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blisteringly candid account of a life that has taken Sunday Times-bestselling author and minister Chris Bryant to some truly unexpected places.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in Francoist Spain by an alcoholic mother and an absent father, Bryant would go on to act alongside some of the great names of the day, man the barricades in Chile and later become an Anglican priest, all before he turned forty. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, peopled with bishops, actors, drag queens and pushy candidates, A Life and a Half is a politician's memoir like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57874291851638,"sku":"9781526680891","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41353818.jpg?v=1779329834","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526680891-life-a-half","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}