{"product_id":"first-confession-a-sort-of-memoir","title":"First Confession: A Sort of Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eChris Patten's memoir, First Confession, is a meditation on personal and political identity, showing the complexities of both in an age of simplification. It is a defence of liberal conservatism and draws on his experience of four controversial institutions to swell the list of intelligent and cultured memoirs by front-line politicians. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 June 2018\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost politicians use autobiographies to set the record straight. This is a different sort of memoir. Chris Patten, a self-confessed wet European from parliament to Hong Kong and beyond, creates a meditation on personal and political identity that, in an age of simplification, shows the complexities of both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA defence of liberal conservatism ... If old-style centrism is to stage a comeback and reason to supplant stridency and authoritarianism, be it in the West or the East, the moderates can wave Patten's book on their way to their barricades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Fenby, Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivid, very well-written, First Confession joins the highest tier of recent works by British politicians. Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDraws on his experience of four controversial institutions - the Tory party, the Vatican, the Chinese government, and the BBC - to swell the tiny list of intelligent and cultured memoirs by front-line politicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Lawson, New Statesman, Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 262g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192 x 121 x 20 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780141983875                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Patten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100892033274,"sku":"9780141983875","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/31042b168a5743c52ca633d0adc7aa25.jpg?v=1631332147","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/first-confession-a-sort-of-memoir","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}