A Slight And Delicate Creature: The Memoirs of Margaret Cook Book

Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was "a drunk", a "serial philanderer", a "depressive, inconsiderate husband" who was "often impotent", "hypocritical", "unable to speak properly", and "elusive and unavailable" when his children were young, according to the bitter tirade of his ex-wife Margaret. These are the salacious details which have been making headlines in the Sunday Times and could do a whole lot of damage to Robin Cook's career. His and Margaret's long marriage was certainly an odd one. It got off to a rocky start with both having affairs and both being workaholics who were absorbed by their careers at the expense of their relationship. The mismatch ended when Cook ditched Margaret for his secretary. Yet photographs in the book tell a different story. The jubilant Cook children, the grandparents, and the smiling group snaps appear to show a family that has known happiness and love. Margaret Cook claims her memoir A Slight and Delicate Creature was written as "therapy"--even though she never loved Cook! After reading page after page of vitriol, it is possible to feel a terrible sadness for Margaret--but not because of what her ex-husband did to her.Read More