Author: Margaret Pope
Foreword: Finlay Macdonald
Publisher: AM Publishing New Zealand - RRP $39.99
www.ampublishingnz.com, (09) 473 8777
Retail Distributor: Publishers Distribution Ltd
orders@pubdist.co.nz, (09) 828 2999
The book is officially under press embargo until 17 September 2011 so I cannot say very much about it until then. However I can say that Margaret Pope, who was Prime Minister David Lange’s speechwriter and later his wife, has written an eyewitness account of the turbulent 1980s and the brilliant, elusive figure at their political centre.
She is candid about her personal stake in events, weaving into the narrative her affair with David Lange and painting a unique portrait of an exceptionally gifted politician whose career was a lightning rod for controversy.
There is sure to be huge interest in the book and for the many admirers of the late David Lange (count me among them) this new book will be an essential companion to his best-selling autobiography, My Life, published by Penguin Books in 2005.
It will be on sale throughout New Zealand as from Monday 19 September. Order your copy now at your local bookshop or library is my suggestion.
INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS and EVENTS:
Friday 16 September
10.00–10.40am Nine to Noon – Radio NZ national.
Interview with Kathryn Ryan
11.00–11.30am Newstalk ZB – Interview with Leighton Smith
3.10–3.20pm Radio Live – Interview with Paul Henry
7.00–7.30pm Campbell Live – Interview with John Campbell (because of RWC this may be moved to a night next week)
NZ Herald feature interview by Andrew Stone.
The Listener feature interview by Joanne Black.
Feature news and extract to run in The Press, Dominion Post and Waikato Times.
Sunday 9 October 1– 5.30 pm
Tuesday 11 October Noon
Takapuna Library “Meet the Author” event. The Booklover Bookshop will be selling autographed copies at the event. Please ring Helen Woodhouse (09) 486 8469 if you wish to attend.
MORE ANON !
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