TY - BOOK AU - Purnell, Sonia, TI - Clementine: the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill SN - 0143128914 U1 - 941.08 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Churchill, Clementine KW - Churchill, Winston, KW - Prime ministers' spouses KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - Prime ministers KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-419) and index; The level of events -- More than meets the eye -- The pain and the pride -- I believe in your star -- Married love -- Loss unimaginable -- A country basket -- Temptation and redemption -- A world of accident and storm -- Operation seduction USA -- From FDR to Stalin -- A private line -- Epilogue N2 - Late in life, Winston Churchill claimed that victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible' without the woman who stood by his side for fifty-seven turbulent years. Why, then, do we know so little about her? A long overdue tribute to this remarkably resilient woman, Clementine plunges us into the Churchills' vibrant and tumultuous private world. It reveals just how much Winston depended on his wife -- for solace and inspiration, and also for political advice. Clementine was a terrible mother, but you would be hard-pressed to find a more devoted and resourceful wife. -- Back cover ER -