‘John Bew’s life of Attlee restores to attention an underestimated figure, masterfully conveying his intellectual formation as well as the social background which he represented, often with surprising forcefulness.
Judges Richard Davenport-Hines, Roy Foster (Chair), Antonia Fraser, Flora Fraser and Munro Price chose Bew’s book, which profiles the reticence of Attlee, public servant and patriotic Socialist, whilst exploring the intellectual foundations and core beliefs of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century British history.
The Society of Authors is delighted to announce that the 2017 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography has been awarded to John Bew for Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee (riverrun/Quercus).
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