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New in paperback, this is the compelling biography of Jennie Lee (1904-1988), the beautiful and passionate daughter of a Scottish miner who rose to become a pioneering woman MP. Regarded as one of the finest political biographies of recent years, this book studies a remarkable woman whose
stormy political career culminated in her becoming the first Minister for the Arts, and details the moving and intimate story of her marriage to Aneurin Bevan.
'a truly magnificent biography in every sense: a moving portrait of Jennie herself, a most scrupulous painting of the political background, an unchallengable account of Jennie's record as a Minister'
Michael Foot
'The best biography that I have read for years. Superbly researched, engrossingly written, scrupulously honest'
Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph
'one of the best political biographies of recent years, a small classic of Labour history'
New Statesman
'quite excellent' Roy Jenkins
'Lee's lives and loves, passions and drives are beautifully and frankly explored in Patricia Hollis's compelling book .. . a rounded life of an extraordinary woman that I cannot recommend too highly'
THES
'fascinating'
Shirley Williams, Times Literary Supplement
stormy political career culminated in her becoming the first Minister for the Arts, and details the moving and intimate story of her marriage to Aneurin Bevan.
'a truly magnificent biography in every sense: a moving portrait of Jennie herself, a most scrupulous painting of the political background, an unchallengable account of Jennie's record as a Minister'
Michael Foot
'The best biography that I have read for years. Superbly researched, engrossingly written, scrupulously honest'
Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph
'one of the best political biographies of recent years, a small classic of Labour history'
New Statesman
'quite excellent' Roy Jenkins
'Lee's lives and loves, passions and drives are beautifully and frankly explored in Patricia Hollis's compelling book .. . a rounded life of an extraordinary woman that I cannot recommend too highly'
THES
'fascinating'
Shirley Williams, Times Literary Supplement
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About the Author:
Patricia Hollis (Baroness Hollis) is a member of Labour's front-bench team in the House of Lords. Previously Dean and Reader in Modern History at the University of East Anglia, she was also leader of Norwich City Council and a former parliamentary candidate for Great Yarmouth. In 1990 she was
appointed to the House of Lords and is currently Minister for Social Security in the Lords. She has served on many national bodies and local government associations, and has written widely on women's and Labour history, and on Victorian radicalism.
Review:
appointed to the House of Lords and is currently Minister for Social Security in the Lords. She has served on many national bodies and local government associations, and has written widely on women's and Labour history, and on Victorian radicalism.
`fascinating biography ... Massively researched and engagingly written, this is an excellent book.'
Leo McKinstry, The Sunday Telegraph
`exceptionally readable'
The Independent
`her biography of Jennie Lee is comprehensive and authoritative ... she provides a fascinating picture of Lee's private life; first with Frank Wise and later with Aneurin Bevan'
Donald Bruce, Tribune
`These two admirable 'life and times' biographies ... demonstrate the vigour and power of professional historical scholarship, drawing on both written and oral sources ... will encourage historians, to pursue further and in greater depth the task of reconstructing the recent history of 'old
Labour ' ... a candid and highly readable biography which probably reads very differently from what Hollis expected when she began her meticulous research.'
Asa Briggs, History Today
Leo McKinstry, The Sunday Telegraph
`exceptionally readable'
The Independent
`her biography of Jennie Lee is comprehensive and authoritative ... she provides a fascinating picture of Lee's private life; first with Frank Wise and later with Aneurin Bevan'
Donald Bruce, Tribune
`These two admirable 'life and times' biographies ... demonstrate the vigour and power of professional historical scholarship, drawing on both written and oral sources ... will encourage historians, to pursue further and in greater depth the task of reconstructing the recent history of 'old
Labour ' ... a candid and highly readable biography which probably reads very differently from what Hollis expected when she began her meticulous research.'
Asa Briggs, History Today
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- PublisherOxford Univ Pr
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0192881051
- ISBN 13 9780192881052
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages476
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