Harry Cole and James Heale wrote a book on Liz Truss and her astonishing rise to power. It was meant to be an inside story, to be published on December 8, 2022, Truss having become prime minister in September. But, Truss resigned the following month and the book had to be redone, with rapid fall added to the unexpected rise.
There is a parallel with the present book. Rishi Sunak, after a succession battle within the Conservative Party that involved standing against Truss initially, became PM in October. Prior to that, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Much has been made of Sunak’s antecedents as PM and books will be written on him and his meteoric rise.
Michael Ashcroft wears many hats— businessman, politician (Conservative Party) and author. None of his books, including those that are political biographies, however, are the products of intensive research. They collect facts, easily obtained and not ferreted out, and present them in a readable and popular style. His political biographies (David Cameron, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Keir Starmer and Carrie Johnson) can also be partisan, lacking objectivity a proper biography requires.
Rishi Sunak: The Rise By: Michael Ashcroft
Publisher: Hachette India
Pages: 357
Price: ₹699
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