Behind the black door

In this personal memoir about life at Number 10, former first lady Sarah Brown shares the highs and lows of being married to a man who becomes prime minister. If you've ever wondered what it's like to shop with special branch, overcome stomach-churning nerves at your first major charity event or cope with a bad hair day when Carla Bruni's in town, it's all here - from the early days of finding a new role for herself as an international charity campaigner to the challenges of balancing trips to school plays with state visits and supporting the man you love when the country is in financial turmoil.