The second volume of John Grigg's biography of Lloyd George describes the most exciting and fruitful phase of his life before the outbreak of the First World War. It was during these years that Lloyd George developed from being the liveliest of Opposition back-benchers to the most dynamic and controversial member of the great Liberal government. But as well as the central political dramas there are many other sub-plots, including his conflict with the suffragettes - and his difficulties with the other women in his life. It is an extraordinarily vivid portrait of the outstanding figure of the age.