The Sunday Times bestseller The New York Times bestseller A Book of the Year in The Guardian
and Waterstones This is not just a book for people who follow politics but for anyone who
has ever doubted themselves or wanted to make a difference. 'An essential inspiring read'
- Natalie Portman 'Fascinating and engaging . . . makes us yearn for an era of courage and
hope' - Nicola Sturgeon The Observer The deeply personal memoir from the former prime
minister of New Zealand then the world's youngest female head of government and just the
second to become a mother in office. Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer
in small-town New Zealand but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country she became a global
icon for her empathetic leadership that put people first. She guided her country through
unprecedented challenges from the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks to a global pandemic. She
advanced visionary policies to address climate change and child poverty. And all while juggling
first-time motherhood in the public eye. This is the inspiring story of how a Mormon girl
plagued by self-doubt changed our assumptions of what a leader can be. A Different Kind of
Power is more than a political memoir. Powerfully evocative and refreshingly open it is a
profound insight into how it feels to lead it asks: what if you too are capable of more than
you ever imagined? 'Clear-eyed and luminous' - Bill Bailey 'Warm and funny . . . emotionally
rich and candid' - The Guardian 'Wonderfully frank and open' - The Rest is Politics: Leading
