{"product_id":"9780007237692","title":"Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA newly edited, single-volume commemorative edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Path to Power\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Downing Street Years\u003c\/em\u003e; this is Margaret Thatcher in her own words.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREAD BY MARGARET THATCHER. Combining her memoirs ‘The Path to Power’ and ‘The Downing Street Years’, this definitive account of Margaret Thatcher’s life is published as a one volume commemorative edition for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Thatcher was the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. Now following her death in 2013, this is the story of her remarkable life, in her own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with her upbringing in Grantham, she goes on to describe her entry into Parliament. Rising through the ranks of this man’s world, she led the Conservative Party to victory in 1979, becoming Britain's first woman prime minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a riveting first-hand account of the critical moments of her premiership – the Falklands War, the miners' strike, the Brighton bomb and her unprecedented three election victories, the book reaches a gripping climax with an hour-by-hour description of her dramatic final days in 10 Downing Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Thatcher's frank and compelling autobiography stands as a powerful testament to her influential legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThatcher, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes us on a journey through the political landscape of the 20th century, exploring the ideologies of conservatism and liberalism. This bestselling book is a crucial read for anyone interested in the history of Europe and the heads of state that shaped it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Charles River Editors (Alan Turing), Tony Blair (A Journey), Liz Truss (Ten Years to Save the West), Gordon Brown (My Life, Our Times), and Winston S. Churchill (My Early Life).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret Thatcher, Read by Margaret Thatcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889056108693,"sku":"9780007237692","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x145_c01f33bd-2d50-4cdd-a423-a86276b83c37.jpg?v=1769475502","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007237692","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}