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Clementine : the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill / Sonia Purnell.
A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525429777
- ISBN: 0525429778
- ISBN: 978-0143128915
- ISBN: 0143128915
- Physical Description: 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2015]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Great Britain under the title First lady: the life and wars of Clementine Churchill by Aurum Press--title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-419) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Marriage. Prime ministers' spouses > Great Britain > Biography. Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Summary:
A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
