Sonia Purnell FRHistS
@soniapurnell.bsky.social
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s astonishing life of power, seduction & intrigue. New York Times bestselling author. A Woman of No Importance. Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Warned you about Johnson. Plutarch Prize winner www.soniapurnell.com
Was in bookshop queue for the till and realised was behind someone buying my book. Debated with myself whether to say hello, eventually did. Fun encounter: we chatted, they asked me to sign it for them and I came away feeling like it was a very good day!
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Was in bookshop queue for the till and realised was behind someone buying my book. Debated with myself whether to say hello, eventually did. Fun encounter: we chatted, they asked me to sign it for them and I came away feeling like it was a very good day!
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All of it prompted by this arresting statement from @duncanrobinson.bsky.social: "When judged on the past decade, Britain’s corporate lobbyists have a good claim to be the least effective in the rich world."
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
All of it prompted by this arresting statement from @duncanrobinson.bsky.social: "When judged on the past decade, Britain’s corporate lobbyists have a good claim to be the least effective in the rich world."
Thank you! I certainly hope to be invited!
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thank you! I certainly hope to be invited!
Thanks so much for coming. What a great place, great town, great festival. So delighted to have been invited
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thanks so much for coming. What a great place, great town, great festival. So delighted to have been invited