Fifty Shades, thrillers and Western history: Tony Abbott reflects on his reading habits

By Fergus Hunter
Updated December 12 2016 - 4:08pm, first published December 11 2016 - 5:17pm
Face in the crowd: Tony Abbott listens to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressing the party room at Parliament House in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Face in the crowd: Tony Abbott listens to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressing the party room at Parliament House in November. Photo: Andrew Meares
Former prime minister Tony Abbott holds up a copy of his book <i>Battlelines</i> in Forbes during the 2016 Pollie Pedal tour. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former prime minister Tony Abbott holds up a copy of his book <i>Battlelines</i> in Forbes during the 2016 Pollie Pedal tour. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Losing the prime ministership has yielded at least one benefit for Tony Abbott: he has more time to read and is rediscovering a love of thrillers.