Alan Johnson's moving sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller, This Boy
Alan Johnson was born in May 1950. He is a British Labour Party
politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010.
Before that he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both
the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and
Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor
of the Exchequer. Johnson was the Member of Parliament for Hull
West and Hessle until his retirement from politics in 2017.
His first book, This Boy, won the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Orwell
Prize in 2013. His second, Please Mister Postman, won the National
Book Award for Autobiography of the Year in 2014. His third, The
Long and Winding Road, was published in 2016 and won the
Parliamentary Book Award for Best Memoir.
The best political testament I have ever read
*New Statesman*
This boy can write…there’s nothing second-rate about his writing.
He is a natural
*The Spectator*
A wonderful elegy for a life that has only just passed into
history... Beautifully written, affecting and sad
*Independent on Sunday*
A fascinating piece of social history
*Sunday Times*
Johnson’s writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating. His
recall and eye for detail are impressive
*Observer*
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