Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks in conversation with Elfy Scott
Jacinda Ardern, Justin Trudeau, Nelson Mandela, John Howard… we all recognise the names. But what about the people standing in the shadows, helping turn ideas into action? In The Right Hand, Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks sits down with the chiefs of staff to the most prominent presidents and prime ministers of our era. Exploring loyalty, leadership, power, and pressure, this is an eye-opening, strictly behind-the-scenes account of the biggest world moments of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Words at Wagstaffe, a one-day literary celebration held in partnership between Words on the Waves Writers Festival and The Bouddi Society, will return to Wagstaffe Hall for its sixth spectacular year on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
'If you've got the political bug - you will love this book. If you don’t, this book will give it to you.'
KATE JENKINS, Chair Australian Sports Commission
Conversations with the chiefs of staff to world leaders ranging from Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris and John Howard to Nelson Mandela, Tony Blair and Julia Gillard.