The Churchill Factor

The must-read biography of the year. * Evening Standard * Genuinely clever... this book sizzles. * The Times * Churchill's own energy - his indefatigable pursuit of excitement, glory, place and power - demands a writer of fizz and passion to do history justice. Johnson is that writer. * Mail on Sunday * A bravura performance...Johnson has not only celebrated Churchill in this book: he has emulated him with comparable panache. * Financial Times * A characteristically breathless romp through the life and times of our greatest wartime leader...high on entertainment as it is on providing an appraisal of the great man's achievements. * Telegraph * Readable, engaging and often funny. * Evening Standard * An engagingly written romp through the elder statesman's greatest achievements. * Observer * Riveting...Boris is a superb, accessible writer, with an easy, good-humoured touch. * Independent * The book's style is often chatty, enthusiastic and as funny as you would expect. * The Spectator * Splendidly enjoyable... It is rare to find a serious study of a politician that's this entertaining. * Daily Express *

Boris Johnson is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party. He has represented Uxbridge and South Ruislip as a Member of Parliament since 2015. He previously served as Foreign Secretary (2016-18), and was Mayor of London (2008-16) for two terms, most notably during the London Olympics. He was also MP for Henley-on-Thames (2001-2008). Johnson was born in 1964 and has had a long and colourful career as a journalist, most recently as a columnist for The Telegraph. He was the editor of The Spectator (1999-2005). He is the author of many books, including the international bestseller The Churchill Factor, which was published in more than twenty countries. He lives in London.