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OverviewIf you've ever wondered what it's like to shop with special branch, overcome stomach-churning nerves at your first major charity event or cope with a bad hair day when Carla Bruni's in town, it's all here in Sarah Brown's personal memoir of life at number 10.Sarah also discusses the challenges of giving up a successful career and forging a new role as an international charity campaigner, of being a devoted mother balancing school plays and state visits, and of being married to a man who becomes prime minister.Intimate, reflective, surprising and funny, Behind the Black Door takes us behind the scenes to reveal what it's like to be an ordinary woman, wife and mother in somewhat exceptional circumstances. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah BrownPublisher: Ebury Publishing Imprint: Ebury Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.764kg ISBN: 9780091940577ISBN 10: 0091940575 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 03 March 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsBrown 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 Warm and candid Daily Mail Fascinating reading -- Laura Barton Guardian A fascinating insight into the Browns' 1046 days in power Daily Record 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 20100614 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 Warm and candid Daily Mail Fascinating reading -- Laura Barton Guardian A fascinating insight into the Browns' 1046 days in power Daily Record Author InformationSarah Brown is President of the charity PiggyBankKids and Patron of a number of charities including Wellbeing of Women, Women's Aid and Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres. She is also the Global Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, and Co-Chair of the High Level Leadership Group on Maternal and Infant Mortality convened by the Global Leaders Network. She and Gordon have two boys, John and Fraser, and she tweets at www.twitter.com/sarahbrownuk. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |