{"product_id":"jacinda-the-untold-stories-unauthorized-biography-by-david-cohen-rebecca-keillor","title":"Jacinda: The Untold Stories: Unauthorized Biography by David Cohen,Rebecca Keillor","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 100 interviews and extensive research, journalists DAVID COHEN and REBECCA KEILLOR track the rise, fall and re-emergence of former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern onto the global stage, just as the UN gears up to choose a new Secretary-General. With the world on a powderkeg, is Ardern up to the job?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 2025, Jacinda Ardern’s official memoir “A Different Kind of Power” was released to mixed reviews with a common theme:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are hints scattered throughout showing where A Different Kind of Power could have gone if Ardern had taken a more, well, transparent approach…if we as an audience ever want to learn the intimate details of Ardern’s political legacy or, separately, the true picture of her as a globally admired woman filled with anger and resolve, someone else will have to write it.” – The Spinoff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unauthorised biography, JACINDA: The Untold Stories, is the book the critics wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors David Cohen and Rebecca Keillor obtain fly-on-the-wall access: “We didn’t spend enough time debating serious things in Cabinet that I can recall…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd talk to insiders on both sides: “World-class communicator. Village-class implementer”…”It’s just there are some dreadful people out there who are just looking to hate and a woman leader is a great target for their hatred. They’re wanting strong father figures and instead they get empathetic mother figures”…”People say ‘oh the attacks she was getting’. Well, welcome to leadership. If you want to be loved… get a dog, I mean, it’s not about you. It’s about your responsibility.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most engaging political biography you’ll read this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJACINDA: The Untold Stories brings together the perspectives of a hundred New Zealanders—politicians, journalists, academics, community leaders, frontline workers, and everyday citizens—to paint the most unfiltered portrait yet of Jacinda Ardern’s leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than leaning on curated narratives or partisan spin, this book captures raw, unvarnished reflections on the former Prime Minister’s rise, her handling of crisis, and the profound cultural and political impact of her years in office. From the Christchurch mosque attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic to debates around free speech, governance, and international image-making, the interviews reveal the deep divides, admiration, and criticisms that defined her time in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a mosaic of voices that resists easy categorisation: Ardern as empathetic visionary, Ardern as political tactician, Ardern as authoritarian, Ardern as trailblazer. By weaving these accounts together, the book distills recurring themes and sharp insights into what her leadership has meant for New Zealand—and what it signals for politics in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive, balanced, and often provocative, this work is the most detailed exploration of Jacinda Ardern’s political legacy to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43804473983050,"sku":"6857f","price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6857f.jpg?v=1783906750","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/jacinda-the-untold-stories-unauthorized-biography-by-david-cohen-rebecca-keillor","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}