Jennie Lee : A Life

By Patricia Hollis

Book Overview

New in paperback, this is the compelling biography of Jennie Lee (1904-1988), the beautiful and passionate daughter of a Scottish miner who rose to become a pioneering woman MP. Regarded as one of the finest political biographies of recent years, this book studies a remarkable woman whose stormy political career culminated in her becoming the first Minister for the Arts, and details the moving and intimate story of her marriage to Aneurin Bevan. 'a truly magnificent biography in every sense: a moving portrait of Jennie herself, a most scrupulous painting of the political background, an unchallengable account of Jennie's record as a Minister'

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192881051
• ISBN13: 9780192881052
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.2" x 5.1"