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'Today, Gordon's words are simple and heartfelt. He promises, as his own school motto said, "to do his utmost". I know that the same will go for me, too. We turn to the door, greeting the policeman on duty. It is time to play our part in contributing to what happens next in government and a new life behind the black door.'
In this personal memoir about life at 10 Downing Street, Sarah Brown shares the secrets of living behind the most famous front door in the world. Sarah gave up a successful career in business to serve the country and champion countless charities at home and abroad. A passionate campaigner for women and children, she mobilised hundreds of thousands of people through her early adoption of Twitter, where her legion of followers engaged with her on everything from repression in Burma to diversity in British fashion. If you've ever wondered what it's like to travel with special branch, pack for a photo call with supermodels, or pause a speech in front of hundreds when the autocue fails, it's all here - from what to do when the school play clashes with a visit to the White House to what it feels like to support the man you love as he takes tough decisions to stave off global financial meltdown. Intimate, reflective, surprising and funny, Behind the Black Door takes us backstage to reveal what it's like to be an ordinary woman, wife, and mother in extraordinary circumstances.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
So disappointed!,
By LaBarbe "LaBarbe" (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Behind the Black Door (Hardcover)
Although I didn't know a great deal about Sarah Brown, I was thrilled to learn that she was writing her memoires. I had always seen her as an intelligent, independent, strong woman and was excited to hear what I expected to be candid, informed views in a behind-the-scenes account of political life.How disappointed I was! I put it down after just a couple of chapters of 'Today Gordon was off doing important things and I had tea and scones with such-and-such and I was wearing a lovely blue hat'. Unfortunately, this book boils down to little more than inane chit-chat, statements about Being A Mother, and name dropping. Unless the whole tone and writing style change completely after the little that I read, it is with great regret that I cannot recommend it at all.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
My diary is more entertaining than this!,
By Wizteria (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Behind the Black Door (Hardcover)
Why do 'celebrities' think that they can write? My diary is more entertaing than this! (Truthfully.)Mrs Brown's prose is boring. This memoir is as airbrushed as the photo on on the cover, while her observation of the world is very narrow. Lists of famous names make for very dull reading. The friend who lent me this told me to hold on to it 'for a year or three.' I wonder why?
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Enid Blyton fiction,
By Book Worm "Donna" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Behind the Black Door (Paperback)
This book is so disappointing. I thought it could be very interesting but it was written in diary format so doesn't flow and the language reminds you of 1930's childrens books "I thought I'd better leave the room as the men were talking.." etc. With women like this in political circles, our gender will never be taken seriously. Sarah Brown should take a look at other political leaders' wives and stopping swooning over how yummy Gordon is!
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