![]() ![]() ![]() I was enthralled all the way through." - Lynn Olson, bestselling author of Citizens of London and Those Angry Days "Purnell succeeds brilliantly at an almost impossible task: providing fresh and thought-provoking insights into Winston Churchill in the course of examining his complicated marriage. Sonia Purnell makes us ask how Clementine endured life with Winston, and provides the answers." - Margaret MacMillan, author of Paris 1919 and The War that Ended Peace "An acute and sympathetic biography which brings Clementine Churchill out of the shade into which her illustrious and domineering husband has cast her and shows how key she was to his success. "Boldly written and illuminating, this is a generative restoration of a fascinating woman who transcended family grief and marital agonies to lead her husband and the nation with grace, commitment and persistence." - Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt "An excellent book⁛oth scrupulous and fair-minded, Sonia Purnell has done her subject proud in this eye-opening and engrossing account of the strong-willed and ambitious woman without whom Winston Churchill's political career would have been a washout." - The Daily Telegraph (UK) An intriguing study of a character both deeply flawed and, in her way, magnificent." The Evening Standard (UK) "In our own era of sturdy individualism, it is remarkable to read of Clementine's resolve to subordinate her own desires and her children's happiness to her husband's cause. A bold biography of a bold woman at last Purnell has put Clementine Churchill at the center of her own extraordinary story, rather than in the shadow of her husband's." - Mail on Sunday (UK) ![]() Sonia Purnell's biography of Winston's wife Clementine brings her out from behind the shadow cast by the Great Man." - The Independent (UK) This book is a salutary reminder that the Churchills were always a team." The Times (UK) She sacrificed her children and her health in the greater service of her husband, but she also kept him buoyant. "It seems extraordinary that no one has given this remarkable woman proper biographical treatment before. Clementine's life is fascinating in its own right." - Library Journal "A welcome addition to the canon of Churchill biographies. This exemplary biography illustrates how Clementine's intelligence, hard work, and perseverance in often difficult circumstances made her every bit a match for her remarkable, intimidating husband, and a fascinating figure in her own right." - Publishers Weekly A riveting, illuminating life of a remarkable woman." - Kirkus Purnell is sympathetic to the strains of Clementine's life but unapologetic about her maternal shortcomings. Any real consideration of Winston Churchill is incomplete without an understanding of their relationship, and Clementine is both the first real biography of this remarkable woman and a fascinating look inside their private world. Beautiful and intelligent, but driven by her own insecurities, she made his career her mission. Many wondered why Winston married her, but their marriage proved to be an exceptional partnership. It also provides a surprising account of her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and their differing approaches to the war effort.īorn into impecunious aristocracy, the young Clementine was the target of cruel snobbery. Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR's initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain's close relationship with America. A long-overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman behind Winston Churchill.īy Winston Churchill's own admission, victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible without her." Until now, however, the only existing biography of Churchill's wife, Clementine, was written by her daughter. ![]()
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