Strictly Ann: The Autobiography (Paperback)

She gives a unique insight into the workings of government from her time as a minister in three departments and as a member of the Shadow cabinet in the 1990s - DAILY EXPRESS

You wouldn't expect Ann Widdecombe to pull her punches - but there's NEVER been a political autobiography quite like this - THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

The book captures the intensity of emotions and the relentlessness of intrigue at Westminster for a minister determined to hold on to her integrity under what feels to her like pressure from all sides. It is a vivid portrayal of a world she clearly loves - Rachel Sylvester, THE TIMES

It is briskly and competently written ... if you are a Widdy fan, as she seems to believe most people are, you'll enjoy this book - Lynn Barber, THE SUNDAY TIMES

Ann Widdecombe has sailed through life with the same brisk, no-nonsense style that she brings to this highly readable memoir - Lloyd Evans, THE SPECTATOR

The book is breezily written, as befits the author of four novels, and characteristically honest - Stephen Moss, GUARDIAN

a feisty public figure in an increasingly conformist world, a woman who doesn't give a toss what you think about her looks and isn't prepared to compromise her views for anyone - Ian Thomson, EVENING STANDARD

From Singapore to Dartmoor and Parliament to the pantomime stage, Ann takes readers on a gloriously entertaining journey through her life - HELLO magazine

Publishers know that the sales of political memoirs depend entirely on the author's popularity. This explains why Alan Johnson's autobiography has risen skywards while poor David Blunkett's performed a bellyflop. Widdecombe's ripping tale will follow the flightpath of the former - Lloyd Evans, THE SPECTATOR

If feminism is about robust individualism and uncompromising, occasionally bolshie personality - and your guess is as good as mine - well, she's up there with Mary Beard ... She's good-humoured about the controversies but gets her own back - Melanie McDonagh, EVENING STANDARD

Ann Widdecombe is big. It's politics that got small - Liz Jones, THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

She has a compelling story to tell, particularly about political dramas at the heart of Westminster and, with the instinctive gift for narrative that has made her a successful novelist, she relates it in a highly readable style - Leo McKinstry, DAILY EXPRESS

Hugely entertaining autobiography ... the principal joy of this book, though, is that, reading it, you could just as easily be sitting chatting to Ann - Peter Stanford, THE CATHOLIC HERALD

But I have great pleasure in saying that this book is a cut above the usual political autobiography and I would have been proud to publish it - Iain Dale, LBC.CO.UK

The former minister, author and Express columnist's life story is clearly a gripping read - SUNDAY EXPRESS

This is a charming portrait of growing up, an insightful portrait of an age, and a candid account of the mess of Parliament from a survivor of the electoral carnage of 1997 - Pat Ashworth, CHURCH TIMES

She had many of Thatcher's qualities, with more of the wit - John Rentoul, POLITICAL BOOKS