The Sunday Times bestseller The New York Times bestseller Guardian Summer Reading Hottest Book
Pick 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
