This book offered a glimpse at the private lives of the 23 people that served as Prime Minister to Canada. These people were interesting and the author showcased the differences between their public and private personas. You can tell that the author utilized as many resources as he could to write this, as it is rich in facts.

Absolutely loved this book! I remember commenting to my mom a while back that I wished we had more comprehensive books on our prime ministers in the same way that America has their countless books for their presidents. Well, now we have one more, and I couldn't be happier! Yay Dundurn!

Disclosure: I read this book as an ARC from Dundurn Press, who is also my publisher.
Being Prime Minister is a light-hearted look at the private lives of all 23 Canadian prime ministers since Confederation — John A MacDonald to Justin Trudeau. Researched using journals, diaries, media reports and, more recently, interviews with the PMs who agreed and their staff/colleagues.
Author, J.K.M.Stewart considers the PMs family life, friendships, pastimes, pets, and how they de-stressed, amongst other relevant topics.
I found it mildly interesting, but this is because I've read many biographies about PMs. If a reader hasn't, the book will be fascinating. I found some sections repetitive like the ones on golf and fishing. But throughout, I did learn more about the PM's characters from the observations that never showed in previous accounts. They were almost all different people in private.
The book also demonstrated what an exhausting and demanding job being prime minister of Canada really is, especially today.
Recommended to readers who enjoy peeking into private lives of public figures.