The Ambassador Currie, Edwina Published by Little, Brown, London 1999 Used/ Hardcover ISBN 10: 0316648302 ISBN 13: 9780316648301 An extraordinarily vivid portrait of how the world could look ? and think ? one hundred years from now. It is a place where ?cloning? is not mentioned in polite society, but its influence is everywhere. And whilst there is progress in the battle against ageing and disease, there is also a darker side to the scientific breakthroughs, as Bill Strether, US Ambassador to London, is about to discover. Item Description First Edition. Fine Hardback. Published by Brown, London 1999. Very Good Condition. Hardcover edition with illustrated dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. 439pp. About the author Edwina Jones (born 13 October 1946), born Edwina Cohen and commonly known by her first married name, Edwina Currie, is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs. By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels and has also written four works of non-fiction. In 2002, publication of Currie's Diaries (1987?92) caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair with John Major between 1984 and 1988. Pictures are of actual item(s). Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks