Synopsis
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award.
In February 2002 Max Hastings retired from his position as a 'Fleet Street' Editor. His is an enormously illustrious career which started in 1985, when he was offered the Editorship of a national institution - the Daily Telegraph - in a surprise move by its owners. This candid memoir tells the story of what happened...
Details
19 April 2012200 pages
9780330529150Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Much excellent gossip, some of it wildly indiscreet. Hastings is a brilliant reporter.Sunday Telegraph
The acuity of his insights make this book a wholly compelling read.Observer
An important as well as an enjoyable book.Roy Hattersley, Daily Mail
