ALAN CLARK THE BIOGRAPHY by Ion Trewin, Phoenix, £9.99
CELEBRATED diarist, famous womaniser, Tory MP and controversial minister, Alan Clark was politically incorrect before the term was first coined.
His published diaries caused a sensation – but what of the man himself?
Here the author has gained access to family papers, more private diaries and has spoken to politicians, friends and some of the many women Clark found irresistible despite a loving marriage of 41 years.
What emerges is a fascinating study of a man even his enemies could never call boring.
CHRIS BURGESS
