{"product_id":"the-last-diaries","title":"The Last Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With his \u003ci\u003eDiaries\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written himself into the life of our times with a panache and candour that ranks him next to Boswell or Pepys' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two volumes of Alan Clark's were irresistible, irreverent, infamous, outrageous. This last volume is a fitting finale to the work of a man who has been described as 'the best diarist of his century'.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume begins in 1991 with Alan Clark contemplating quitting as an MP. Life at Saltwood Castle, his home, hangs heavy; then comes the Scott inquiry and the Matrix Churchill affair. Publication of the first volume of the Diaries leads 'the coven', a family of former girlfriends, to sell their story to the NEWS OF THE WORLD.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume follows his attempts to return to Westminster, an affair that threatens his marriage, and closes with the tragedy of his final months when he is diagnosed with a brain tumour, but  keeps his diary until he can no longer focus on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787415253171,"sku":"9780753816950","price":580.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477372429780753816950.jpg?v=1762819216","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-last-diaries","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}