Wavewalker

EARLY PRAISE FOR WAVEWALKER 'Simply extraordinary. Suzanne Heywood's account of her childhood at sea begs so many questions, not the least educational and how and why we learn and develop. Her fight for an education will astonish all who read it' Anthony Seldon PRAISE FOR SUZANNE HEYWOOD'S POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY WHAT DOES JEREMY THINK? THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (February 2021) 'I just couldn't put it down. A fabulous book' Iain Dale, LBC 'This book should be read in a similar spirit to Mantel's masterpieces - as a portrait of an exceptional man who was always at the centre of events ... It will be invaluable as a source for scholars and historians both as to how, when, why and by whom certain decisions were taken, and to what the decision-making process within government looks like up close' Guardian 'This is an astonishing book ... She captures a remarkable sweep of recent UK political history and the central part that her late husband - a brilliant product and architect of the UK civil service and arguably the most influential cabinet secretary of modern times - played in making it work better' Financial Times 'An intimate personal memoir that is in places very moving and a fascinating political history that is at times revelatory ... The book brilliantly captures the way in which the personal and political are inextricably entwined' The Times 'A superbly detailed account of how the internal organs of British power function ... It is as fair-minded as the man at its centre ... An invaluable contribution to the historical record...Amid the relentless politics, there is a very touching story here of the highs and lows of balancing careers, a relationship and domestic life. The basic humanity that shines through from both author and her husband, is perhaps the book's most important and enduring tribute' TLS