I have loved all of John O'Farrell's fiction and non fiction books so was excited to read Family Politics. As soon as I read the synopsis I was laughing as one of our family jokes is how we would deal with the situation if our son became a Tory.
Emma and Eddie are Labour Party activists in Hastings, Eddie is a councillor and leader of the Labour group on the local council. With the incumbent Tory MP in a coma, Hastings is preparing for a by election and Eddie decides to stand for the Labour Party nomination. This coincides with the return of their son Dylan from University and he has shocking news for his parents- he is a Tory!
Family Politics is full of O'Farrell's customary insightful humour and as a Labour Party member I loved all of the references to what happens locally within the party and found the scene regarding the banner hilarious.
A warm and enjoyable read that I would recommend.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

It feels like ages since I've read a John O'Farrell novel so I was worried going into this one that I had somehow overestimated how funny I remember O'Farrell being.

However, after just a few pages of this one I soon remembered why I loved him. Eddie and Emma are members of the Labour party and very left-wing. Buoyed by an upcoming by-election, they are determined to see the seat move from Conservative to Labour. Added to this, they are also excited to welcome home their son Dylan from university, although Dylan has some news he needs to share.....he's a Tory! Cue despair and carnage aplenty.

First and foremost, O'Farrell is hilarious. The biting one liners are just so sharp but added to this humorous story of political differences just make his humour so much better. Behind the witty novel, there is a wider issue about the harshness of politics and the need to be kinder to each other.

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, Doubleday, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review