A captivating biography of two famous women whose sons, Winston
Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt, would change the course of the
20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray. Born into
upper class America in the same year, 1854, Sara Delano and Jennie
Jerome refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives as
little-known wives to prominent men. Instead, both women
concentrated their energies on enabling their sons to reach the
epicentre of political power on two continents. In the mid-19th
century, the British Empire was at its height, France’s Second
Empire flourished and the industrial vigour of the USA was
catapulting the republic towards the Gilded Age. Sara and Jennie,
raised with privilege but subject to the constraints of women’s
roles at the time, learned how to take control of their destinies,
Sara in the prosperous Hudson Valley and Jennie in the glittering
world of Imperial London. Yet their personalities and
choices were dramatically different. A vivacious extrovert, Jennie
married Lord Randolph Churchill, rising politician and scion of a
noble British family. Her deft social and political manoeuvrings
helped not only her mercurial husband but, once she was widowed,
her ambitious son, Winston. By contrast, deeply conventional Sara
Delano married a man as old as her father. But once widowed, she
made Franklin, her only child, the focus of her existence. Thanks
in large part to her financial support and to her guidance,
Franklin acquired the skills he needed to become a successful
politician. Set against one hundred years of history, Passionate
Mothers, Powerful Sons is a study in loyalty and resilience. Gray
argues that Jennie and Sara are too often presented as lesser
figures rather than two remarkable individuals who were key in
shaping the characters of the sons who adored them, and preparing
them for leadership on the world stage. A masterful
biographer and acclaimed historian, Charlotte Gray breathes new
life into Sara and Jennie. Impeccably researched and filled with
intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
offers a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not
just born but made.Â
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Charlotte Gray
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-398-52772-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-398-52772-6 |
Barcode: |
9781398527720 |
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