Chance Witness by Matthew Parris
With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, the author decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport. He was rejected and so turned to a life in politics. This title offers an account of a young life already well lived.
Shockingly Candid * Observer *
Of interest to students and lovers of politics alike, and indeed to anyone who is interested in the history of the last quarter of a centuryParris is a skilful entertainer, who informs as well as amuses -- Peter Bottomley * Literary Review *
Whimsy, polemic, irony, humour . . . a scintillating read -- Boris Johnson * Sunday Telegraph *
The perfect autobiographer * Spectator *
Brilliant, deliciously entertaining. I laughed a lot * Observer *
Of interest to students and lovers of politics alike, and indeed to anyone who is interested in the history of the last quarter of a centuryParris is a skilful entertainer, who informs as well as amuses -- Peter Bottomley * Literary Review *
Whimsy, polemic, irony, humour . . . a scintillating read -- Boris Johnson * Sunday Telegraph *
The perfect autobiographer * Spectator *
Brilliant, deliciously entertaining. I laughed a lot * Observer *
Matthew Parris was born in Johannesburg in 1949. For seven years a Conservative MP, he quit to present LWT's Weekend World, after which he became a regular parliamentary sketchwriter for The Times. His books include READ MY LIPS, SCORN WITH ADDED VITRIOL, and INCA-KOLA, about his travels in Peru. He has also made a number of television documentaries, including most recently an account of his sojourn on a remote sub-Antarctic island.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241968291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241968291 |
| Title | Chance Witness |
| Author | Matthew Parris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
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