An exercise in narcissismHAWKE:The Prime Ministerby Blanche d’Alpuget(Melbourne University Press)Hardcover: 408 pagesISBN: 9780522856705Rec. price: AUD$54.95
Reviewed by Peter WestmoreBlanche d’Alpuget’s book on her husband Bob Hawke’s nine years as Prime Minister (1983-91) qualifies as neither biography nor history. Rather, it should be seen as a form of autobiography by Hawke, but with the deniability which comes from the fact that it was written by his wife who is a well-known autho…
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