Didn't You Used to Be Chris Mullin Further Diaries |
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| Author:
| Mullin, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78590-791-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2023 |
| Publisher: | Biteback Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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The latest volume of diaries from the bestselling author of A View from the Foothills, A Walk-On Part and Decline and Fall.
When I retired from Parliament in April 2010, I ceased keeping a diary, on the assumption that life would no longer be of sufficient interest to justify doing so. It soon became apparent that I was wrong and so before long I resumed.
As...
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The latest volume of diaries from the bestselling author of A View from the Foothills, A Walk-On Part and Decline and Fall.
When I retired from Parliament in April 2010, I ceased keeping a diary, on the assumption that life would no longer be of sufficient interest to justify doing so. It soon became apparent that I was wrong and so before long I resumed.
As readers of the previous volume may recall, my decision to retire was accompanied by a great deal of angst. I always knew there was a life outside politics, but I wasn't confident that there would be any demand for my services. As I wrote at the time, leaving earlier than I need have done was either the best or the worst decision of my life. I wasn't sure which. As it happens it has turned out well. This past decade has seen some of the best years of my life.
I am under no illusion, however. Despite the occasional moment in the sunshine, I have never been much more than a fleabite on the body politic. On a visit to Parliament a couple of years after retiring, I came across a former colleague. He peered at me over the top of his glasses and said, 'Didn't you use to be Chris Mullin?'
'Thank you,' I replied. 'That will be the title of Volume 4.'