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Exceeding my brief : memoirs of a disobedient civil servant / Barbara Hosking.
By: Hosking, Barbara.
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BookPublisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2019Description: illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm. Paperback.ISBN: 9781785904622 (pbk.) :; 1785904620 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Hosking, Barbara | Biography | Biography | Great Britain -- Officials and employees -- BiographyDDC classification: 920 HOS Summary: From an idyllic childhood growing up in Cornwall, to working as press officer for two Prime Ministers, Barbara Hosking went from rural obscurity straight to the forefront of British government, and found herself at the centre of power during a testing time in both domestic and world politics. She subsequently went on to become part of the rise and development of breakfast television. 'Exceeding My Brief' is also the very personal story of her struggle with her sexuality as a bewildered teenager and as a young woman in the 1950s, a time when being gay could mean social ostracism.
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| Adult non-fiction book | Birchwood Library Biography | 920 HOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143110441951 | |||
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| Adult non-fiction book | Penketh Library Biography | 920 HOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 19/04/2023 | 34143110441936 |
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| 920 HIL Fight! : thirty years not quite at the top / | 920 HIN Looking at the stars : | 920 HIT The Hitler of history / | 920 HOS Exceeding my brief : | 920 HUD All that heaven allows : | 920 HUM Resistance : | 920 JAC Soldier : |
From an idyllic childhood growing up in Cornwall, to working as press officer for two Prime Ministers, Barbara Hosking went from rural obscurity straight to the forefront of British government, and found herself at the centre of power during a testing time in both domestic and world politics. She subsequently went on to become part of the rise and development of breakfast television. 'Exceeding My Brief' is also the very personal story of her struggle with her sexuality as a bewildered teenager and as a young woman in the 1950s, a time when being gay could mean social ostracism.