A novel from the acclaimed author of All in the Mind
Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire in 1957, the son of a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University in modern languages, his first chosen career was journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. When Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party, he asked Campbell to be his press secretary. He worked for Blair - first in that capacity, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy - from 1994 to 2003, since when he has been engaged mainly in writing, public speaking and working for Leukaemia Research, where he is chairman of fundraising. He has continued to act as an advisor to Mr Blair and the Labour Party, including during the 2005 election campaign. He lives in North London with his partner of 25 years, Fiona Millar. They have three children. His interests include running, triathlon, bagpipes and Burnley Football Club. He is the author of the bestselling The Blair Years, extracts from his diaries, and the acclaimed novel All in the Mind.
A superb read ... Campbell paints a sometimes disturbing, always
fascinating portrait of fame, and the obsession and manipulation
that it attracts
*Piers Morgan*
Campbell has written a book which is well plotted and suspenseful.
Few who can bring themselves to start will be able to force
themselves not to finish... Maya should clearly be played by Keira
Knightley if Campbell gets the movie deal - which, on the basis of
the story's twists and grip, should not be ruled out... (Piers)
Morgan surely won't be the only person to like this book. The joke
waiting to be made is that Campbell saves his best fiction for
public enquiries - but much of Maya ruins that gag.
*Guardian*
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