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Clementine Churchill - A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)
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Clementine Churchill - A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)
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Foreword by Harriet Walter. Clementine Churchill: A Life in
Pictures is a fully illustrated and abridged edition of Sonia
Purnell's acclaimed biography, First Lady, including over 100
stunning and rarely seen photographs. Without Winston Churchill's
inspiring leadership Britain could not have survived its darkest
hour. Without his wife Clementine, however, he might never have
become Prime Minister. By his own admission, his role in the Second
World War would have been impossible but for 'Clemmie'. That
Clementine should have become Britain's First Lady was by no means
preordained. She may have been born an aristocrat but her childhood
was far from gilded. Deprived of affection, a secure home and
sometimes even food on the table, by the time she entered high
society she had become the target of cruel snobbery. Yet in Winston
she discovered a partner as emotionally insecure as herself; and in
his career she found her mission. Theirs was a marriage that was to
change the course of history. Clementine gave Winston confidence,
conviction and counsel. Not only was she involved in some of the
most crucial decisions of the war, she also exerted an influence
over her husband and his governments that might be judged
scandalous today. Her ability to manage this exceptional man, and
to charm Britain's allies, earned her the deep respect of world
leaders, ministers, generals and critics alike. While her tireless
work to alleviate suffering on the Home Front and abroad made her a
champion to many in the population at large. From the personal and
political upheavals of the Great War, through the Churchills'
'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts
to sustain Winston during the struggle against Hitler, Clementine
Churchill: A Life in Pictures continues to uncover the memory of
one of the most remarkable women of modern times.
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