HEAD OF STATE

CHILDREN OF THE MASTER

The Prime Minister’s days are numbered. The Master, a shadowy figure from his party’s past, plans to replace him with someone he can manipulate to his own ends. Against a backdrop of intrigue and betrayal at Westminster, a struggle of sacrifices and compromises to seize the greatest political prize of all begins.

THE DIAMOND QUEEN

In the year of her Diamond Jubilee, Andrew Marr examines the monarchy, and the Queen's role at the centre of the state. He thematically dissects her role and her political relationships, arguing that the drastic changes that have occurred since her accession have ensured that the monarchy is still fit for purpose.

ELIZABETHANS: SOCIAL CHANGE DURING THE QUEEN'S REIGN

In an entertaining, living history of the modern United Kingdom, Andrew Marr traces how radically we have transformed through the course of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. The author gallops through our modern history, telling the story of Britain’s culture, innovation, politics, arts and more. From Sylvia Plath to Elvis Costello, Frank Critchlow to Bob Geldof and David Attenborough to the Beatles, the author explores how each era shaped the next, to land us where we are today. And where exactly is that?

MY TRADE: A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITISH JOURNALISM

How do hacks get their scoops? How do TV stations get their news? What actually goes on in Westminster? Andrew Marr answers these questions and more in his clever and insightful book on modern journalism.