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With Freya McClements, 'the definitive biography of John Hume' The Irish Times
Based on 100 new interviews, including unpublished interviews with Hume, Stephen Walker's timely and authoritative biography examines the career of a man once dubbed "Ireland's Greatest".
Peacemaker, politician, Nobel laureate: John Hume was a titan of Irish political history and a key architect of the Good Friday Agreement, bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict. A contemporary of Seamus Heaney's at St Columb's in Derry, what motivated the former history teacher to reach beyond political lines? How was he viewed by friends, family and political rivals?
Stephen Walker has combined over 100 interviews with many of Hume's colleagues, critics and family members, with never-before-published interviews with Hume himself to present a comprehensive portrait of one of the most significant political figures in Northern Ireland.
Stephen Walker is an award-winning journalist who has covered Northern Irish politics for over 30 years, most recently as a political correspondent with BBC Northern Ireland. He is the author of Forgotten Soldiers, Hide and Seek and Ireland's Call. Join Stephen in conversation with journalist and Northern Editor of the Irish Times, Freya McClements as they discuss this fascinating new biography of the man once dubbed 'Ireland's Greatest'.
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