I am just finished reading Jonathan Aitken's book 'Pride and Perjury.' I found the first half a little bit laborious, as he went into details of the background to his political fall, yet the second half was an excellent read. Overall I enjoyed this book.
Near the end he writes the following:
Inward change starts with asking the simply question: Who am I? For me it was an essential self-interrogation after falling from a mountain top of political power into a mine shaft of media opprobrium. That fall was so disorientating that for a time I did not know the answer to my own question. I tried on various stereotype hats, such as misunderstood maker of a mistake, the resilient teller of an unimportant lie, the determined career rebuilder, and so on, but none of them fitted. In the end there was only one response to the question 'Who am I?' with which I could live. It was: 'I am a sinner who wants to repent.' This cry for help did not go unheard.
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