The Journals of Woodrow Wyatt: v. 2 Book

When Woodrow Wyatt died, in December 1997, his will mentioned the mysterious Project X--the journals he had been secretly writing. This second volume covers the years 1989-1992 and offers a compelling perspective on Margaret Thatcher's fall from power from the man with whom she spoke almost daily. She becomes his tragic heroine in an as-it-happened record written by a man who cannot understand why either the Tories or the country would want to betray such a strong, successful and in his view sensitive leader. He writes, "I know she is the best prime minister of my lifetime and if I can help to strengthen and comfort her when things look bleak, I will do it."As with the first volume, this second volume works at several levels: as a candid look at one of the extraordinary periods in recent British political life, as a fascinating window on the relationship between politicians and the press and as a delightfully indiscreet revelation of the private lives, political views, personal grievances and drinking habits of the great and grand. No matter how snobbish, rude and conceited Wyatt himself comes across, he fingers his own failings with the same scrutiny and mercilessness he affords to others. --Fiona BucklandRead More