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This book is a comprehensive, in-depth and fascinating biography of a prominent European leader who has dominated Germany for 16 years.

Ї She is easily recognisable by her unchanged hairstyle and simple cut jackets. However, very little is known about her childhood, youth and personal life of the key figure of Western politics. Even in her home country, Merkel remains an enigmatic figure, and no biographer has yet managed to describe her not as a prominent political figure but as a person and a woman.

Journalist Kathy Marton has managed to create a wide-ranging and multifaceted portrait of a woman who is admired and criticised, roasted and still unquestionably revered. The author has supplemented the book with conversations with Merkel's mentors, friends and colleagues, enriching it with unique stories that have never been told elsewhere.

How did she manage to transform Germany into a leading European power? How did a person with such simple rhetoric and outward appearance achieve political longevity in the digital world? How did she manage to change the perception of a woman in power? How did Merkel become Europe's most influential leader and what strength of character is behind the unstoppable German leader?