But the exact same problem confronts the new memoir by former Labour minister Kiri Allan. She frankly and openly admits fault, but there is no redemption arc in sight because she is still kicking up a fuss about her arrest, still moaning about it, still playing the victim card—always crashing in the same car. Dame Fiona Kidman worked on Allan’s memoir, and I can imagine the novelist’s delight when Allan writes with such verve and good humour. This right was again declined…The arrest was quite physical – three police officers slammed me on the bonnet of the police car. Go Hard or Go Home by Kiri Allan (Penguin, $40) is available in bookstores nationwide.