Autobiography of the politician who was elected MP for Hitchin in 1964 and only left the world of politics in 2004. As well as looking at her own life, she also looks at the changing role of women in society, and the turbulent post-war years. 'A unique political presence: a thinker but also a vivid communicator; a pioneering female cabinet member; a middle-class liberal who appeals to the tabloid reader' "Guardian"