Hawke: The Prime Minister - Softcover

Blanche d’Alpuget is a journalist and the author of numerous books, including Mediator: A Biography of Sir Richard Kirby, On Longing, and Winter in Jerusalem. She is the recipient of various literary prizes, including the Age Novel of the Year Award, the Australasian Prize for Commonwealth Literature, and the South Australian Premier's Award.

"I admire the author’s skill in painting that most elusive of portraits—a living politician. One doesn’t need to agree with every page to relish the book’s sweep and vivacity."  —Geoffrey Blainey, Australian historian

"Blanche d’Alpuget takes as her starting point the extraordinary fascination of the Australian population with Bob Hawke and uses all the craft of the novelist to probe the personality of this contemporary folk-hero."   —Anne Summers, Australian journalist and historian