Hero or villain?
Genius or fool?
Maverick or chancer?
Before you decide, read this year's most sensational biography.
As divisive as he is beguiling, as misunderstood as he is scrutinised,
Boris Johnson is a singular figure.
Many of us think we know his story well. His ruthless ambition was
evident from his insistence, as a three-year-old, that he would one day
be 'world king'. Eton and Oxford prepared him well for a frantic career
straddling the dog-eat-dog worlds of journalism and politics. His
transformation from bumbling stooge on Have I Got New for You to a
triumphant Mayor of London was overshadowed only by his colourful
personal life, brimming with affairs, scandals and transgressions. His
ascent to Number 10 in the wake of the acrimonious, era-defining Brexit
referendum would prove to be only the first act in an epic drama that
saw him play both hero and villain - from proroguing parliament to his
controversial leadership of the Covid-19 Crisis, all against the
backdrop of divorce, marriage, the birth of his sixth child, revolts
among Tory MPs and the countdown to Brexit.
Yet despite his celebrity, decades of media scrutiny, the endless
vitriol of his critics and the enduring adoration of his supporters,
there is so much we've never understood about Boris - until now.
Previous biographies have either dismissed him as a lazy, deceitful
opportunist or been transfixed by his charm, wit and drive. Both
approaches fall short, and so many questions about Boris remain
unanswered.
What seismic events of his childhood have evaded scrutiny? How has he
so consistently defied the odds, proved his critics wrong, and got away
with increasingly reckless gambles? What were his real achievements and
failures as Mayor of London, what was really going on during his time
as Foreign Secretary, and why did he write two articles for the
Telegraph, one in favour of Leave and the other for Remain? How have
the women in his life exerted more influence than any of us realise,
and why is his story ultimately one overshadowed by family secrets?
Based on a wealth of new interviews and research, this is the deepest,
most rounded and most comprehensive portrait to date of the man, the
mind, the politics, the affairs, the family - of a loner, a lover, a
leader.
Revelatory, unsettling and compulsively readable, it is the most timely
and indispensable book yet from Britain's leading investigative
biographer.
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