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Clementine : the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill / Sonia Purnell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, New York Penguin Books 2016.Description: 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0143128914
  • 9780143128915
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 941.08 23
Contents:
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.
Awards:
  • Plutarch prize finalist ; Telegraph best book of the year.
Summary: 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.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 941.08 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00762514

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.

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.

Plutarch prize finalist ; Telegraph best book of the year.

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