The sparkling memoir of Alistar McAlpine,scion of the construction firm that bears his surname.He has had an unusual life.He was a confidant of Mrs Thatcher for much of her time as Prime Minister,and the treasurer of the Conservative Party.He has been a patron of the visual arts as well a breeder of sheep and a zoo keeperin Australia.His memoirs promise to include a no holds barred account of Mrs Thatchers administrations seen from the inside.