Anon A Different Kind Of Power 2025 Pan Macmillan 2025

Synopsis

<p><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller<br> The <i>New York Times</i> bestseller<br> <i>Guardian</i> Summer Reading Hottest Book Pick<br> <br> <i>This is not just a book for people who follow politics, but for anyone who has ever doubted themselves, or wanted to make a difference.</i></b></p> <p><br> <b>'An essential, inspiring read' - Natalie Portman<br> 'Fascinating and engaging . . . makes us yearn for an era of courage and hope' - Nicola Sturgeon, The Observer</b><br> <br> <b>The deeply personal memoir from the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to become a mother in office.</b><br> <br> Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she became a global icon for her empathetic leadership that put people first. She guided her country through unprecedented challenges, from the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks to a global pandemic. She advanced visionary policies to address climate change and child poverty. And all while juggling first-time motherhood in the public eye.<br> <br> This is the inspiring story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt changed our assumptions of what a leader can be. <i>A Different Kind of Power</i> is more than a political memoir. Powerfully evocative and refreshingly open, it is a profound insight into how it feels to lead, it asks: what if you, too, are capable of more than you ever imagined?<br> <br> <b>'Clear-eyed and luminous' - Bill Bailey<br> 'Warm and funny . . . emotionally rich and candid' - <i>The Guardian</i><br> 'Wonderfully frank and open' - <i>The Rest is Politics: Leading</i></b><br></p>