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Churchill - An Extraordinary Life (Hardcover)
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Churchill - An Extraordinary Life (Hardcover)
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List price R350
Loot Price R280
Discovery Miles 2 800
You Save R70 (20%)
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Winston Churchill is one of the best-known and most revered figures
of our time, the man who led Britain through its 'darkest hour'.
The last year alone has seen two feature films of his life. Many
books have been published about his life and work, but very few
have looked at his life through the prism of the house he occupied
for over 40 years. Chartwell is as fundamental to understanding
Churchill as Hill Top is to Beatrix Potter. This Elizabethan manor
- cared for by the National Trust today - was his inspiration, his
refuge and his obsession. He had to rebuild the property almost
from scratch after he bought it in 1922, spending money he could
ill afford. Later he built a wall around the garden and several
buildings by hand. `A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted,' he
once said. The book's introduction features a special section
telling Churchill's life through ten special and unusual objects at
Chartwell. Featuring many rarely seen photographs, one previously
unpublished, this beautifully illustrated book has an incisive text
by respected biographer Sarah Gristwood. She traces every phase of
his life - rebellious child, brave adventurer, political outcast,
inspirational leader - always circling back to Chartwell, just as
the great man himself did.
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