The Course of My Life
The Autobiography of Edward Heath
Sir Edward Heath

The autobiography of Edward Heath, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974, is not only a record of a momentous and unequalled career, but also an enlightening and entertaining document of the history of the twentieth century.

First published in 1998, The Course of My Life covers in impressive and fascinating detail the career of one of Britain's longest-serving parliamentarians and offers astute portraits of his colleagues and contemporaries at home and abroad, including Roy Jenkins, Harold Macmillan, President Georges Pompidou of France, Enoch Powell, Harold Wilson and (of course) Margaret Thatcher.

Heath was arguably the last Prime Minister to have evident interests outside politics, and the book covers these, most notably music and sailing, but many others besides.

About Sir Edward Heath

Sir Edward Heath KG KBE MP was born in 1916 in Kent. He became an MP in 1950 and remained in the Commons for over half a century, until 2001. He was Conservative leader from 1965 to 1975, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974 and Father of the House from 1992 until his retirement. He died in 2005.