Taking the Lead by John Crace - ISBN: 9781408721285
Paperback
A dog’s-eye view of politics: wise, witty, and wonderfully canine.

Taking the Lead

A Dog at Number 10

$34.42

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    9 September 2025

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Summary

Cedric Sapin-Defour’s memoir of his dog, Ubac, has become the surprise best seller in France this year. Prepare to Meet Thy Dog will take this genre to a new level.

This will be Herbie’s autobiography. He is an old dog and with age comes wisdom. Being around many of the leading politicians of today through his humans (he tries to take John out at least a few times a week), it’s safe to say he has strong opinions on all of them - and a good nose for insincerity.

This will be te…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408721285
ISBN-10:1408721287
Author:John Crace
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:9 September 2025
Weight:231g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit, and his heart – Nigella Lawson
Crace’s witty brand of humour is given new licence to roam in this Garfield-meets-Westminster memoir * New Statesman *

About The Author

John Crace

John Crace has been the Guardian’s political sketchwriter for the last ten years and is one of the paper’s most loved columnists. He has also written about twenty books on everything from cricket, football, TV, literature, politics and - not forgetting - himself. The most recent, Depraved New World, a collection of his Guardian columns, was published in November 2023 and was a Waterstones Politics Book of the Year. In January 2024 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bath Spa University in recognition of his literary satire.

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