Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Great Modern Stories |
2009 |
Buy |
| Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection |
2009 |
Buy |
Elaine Stalker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Parliamentary Affair |
1994 |
Buy |
| A Woman’s Place |
1996 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Life Lines |
1989 |
Buy |
| What Women Want |
1990 |
Buy |
| Dorothy |
1991 |
Buy |
| Three Line Quips |
1992 |
Buy |
| Diaries, 1987-1992 |
2002 |
Buy |
| Diaries, 1992-1997 |
2012 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| She’s Leaving Home |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Ambassador |
1999 |
Buy |
| This Honourable House |
2001 |
Buy |
| Chasing Men |
2001 |
Buy |
Edwina Currie served as Conservative MP for South Derbyshire from 1983 to 1997 and as Junior Health Minister before resigning during the 1988 salmonella-in-eggs controversy. After leaving Parliament, she turned to fiction and broadcasting, writing novels set in the world of Westminster politics.
Her fiction draws directly on her experience of political life. A Parliamentary Affair and A Woman’s Place follow Elaine Stalker through the corridors of power, while her standalone novels explore other aspects of British public life. Her non-fiction diaries, published in 2002 and 2012, caused a media firestorm when they revealed her relationship with John Major. She studied PPE at Oxford and holds a master’s from the LSE.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Edwina Currie written?
Edwina Currie has written fourteen books across four series.
What was Edwina Currie's first book?
Edwina Currie’s first book is Life Lines, published in 1989.
What is Edwina Currie best known for?
Outside politics, Currie is best known for her novel A Parliamentary Affair (1994), which drew on her experience as an MP, and her 2002 diaries that revealed a four-year affair with John Major before he became Prime Minister. She also caused a national scandal in 1988 with her claim that most British egg production was infected with salmonella.