<p><b>Included in <i>The Times</i> and <i>Daily Telegraph</i> Book of the Year round-ups</b><br><b><i><br>''Friends and Enemies</i> is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from a truly remarkable woman'' Elton John</b><br><b><br>''Blistering . . . shockingly candid . . . stiletto-sharp memoir of the year'' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>''Magnetic and magnificent . . . </b><b>Amiel is superb, furious and, best of all, funny. Say what you like about her - and many have - but the Black Lady can write'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>Barbara Amiel''s long-awaited memoir is shockingly honest, richly detailed and pulls few punches. An instinctive feminist and now a foe of feminism''s political correctness, her own memoirs cover a formidable array of experiences - political, sexual, marital and material. Born in London during the Blitz, the only consistent strain in her early life was a fierce belief in her identity as a Jew even as the Jewish community disowned her and an unquestioned v