Ion Trewin's biography of Alan Clark, Tory pterodactyl extraordinaire, is authorised, and thus rather more discreet than perhaps it should be. Alan Clark was a celebrated diarist, womaniser, Tory MP and controversial minister in Margaret Thatcher's government. In this book Ion Trewin reveals the man behind the myth, describing the true extent of his extra-marital escapades and his role in Thatcher's downfall Includes bibliographical references and index.
The unknown life of Alan Clark, celebrated diarist, womaniser, Tory MP and controversial minister in Mrs Thatcher's governments. Here his biographer Ion Trewin, drawing on the personal papers from the Clarks' Saltwood Castle home in Kent, tells an enthralling story of the life that Clark himself chose not to discuss: an unhappy childhood with neglectful parents, the fire destroyed his first school, wartime Eton, and his time at Oxford under Hugh Trevor-Roper.
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He is best remembered for his sensational diaries - but what of the man? Alan Clark rarely spoke about his upbringing, even to his family. Was it as unhappy as he hinted? Ion Trewin has had unrestricted access to extensive family papers (including twenty years of unpublished diaries). Alan Clark: The biography by Trewin, Ion
ALAN CLARK: THE BIOGRAPHY and a new one-volume edition of Clark’s celebrated diaries, originally published in three volumes. Alan Clark: The Biography eBook : Trewin, Ion: Amazon.co.uk ...
Here his biographer Ion Trewin, drawing on the personal papers from the Clarks' Saltwood Castle home in Kent, tells an enthralling story of the life that Clark himself chose not to.
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Celebrated diarist, famous womaniser, Tory MP and controversial minister - a castle-owning toff and lecherous cad to some, to others a colourful and life-enhancing figure - Alan Clark was. Ex-Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard finds that the essence of diarist and MP Alan Clark is captured excellently by Ion Trewin. Alan Clark was a British MP and Tory minister, remembered mostly for his 'Diaries' that is, three volumes about the Thatcher government (that he served). Ion Trewin, the author, is a journalist and editor, who had then collaborated to these diaries and is here writing Clark's biography -fifteen years later.
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Ion Trewin tells an enthralling story of the life that Clark himself chose not to discuss: an unhappy childhood with neglectful parents (his art historian father Kenneth Clark, best known for his 'Civilisation' TV series).
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Now we learn from this biography by Clark's former publisher, Ion Trewin, that he had form. When Clark was 27, he "did not appear to see contraception as his responsibility", and made his. The Unknown Alan Clark : The authorised Biography: ion-trewin ...
Alan Clark: The Biography (English Edition). Find all books from Trewin, Ion. At you can find used, antique and new books, compare results and immediately purchase your selection at the best price. Alan Clark: The Biography: review - The Telegraph Vain, childish, reckless, a liar and a lecher - but a truly great diarist ALAN CLARK: THE BIOGRAPHY BY ION TREWIN (Weidenfeld & Nicolson £25) By SAM LEITH Updated: 10:59 EST, 18 September 2009.9780753827062 - Alan Clark: The Biography (English Edition ... It seems that this biography has had mixed reviews. I suspect that some of the more adverse reviews have had as much to do with Alan Clark's perceived personality - he was without doubt a philandering cad and, as some used to say, an absolute bounder - or with his preferences - wine and women with a heavy emphasis on the latter - and policies - some very 'right-wing,' some akin to supposed.Alan Clark: The Biography by Ion Trewin - Goodreads Ion Trewin is firmly in the "Clark was wonderful" camp, though in this exhaustive account of his old friend's life, which took five years to write, there is a wealth of evidence for the prosecution.