Philip Hensher

The concluding volume of Charles Moore’s life of Margaret Thatcher is – as its predecessors are – a triumph

So much of this work flies in the face of the public’s cartoon image of the former prime minister

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  • Margaret Thatcher, The Authorised Biography, Volume III: Herself Alone

    Charles Moore

    Allen Lane, £35

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Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher is professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and the author of 11 novels including A Small Revolution in Germany.

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