Cover image for Clementine : the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
Title:
Clementine : the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
Author:
Purnell, Sonia., author.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
First lady
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, [2015]

©2015
Physical Description:
436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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.
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780525429777
Format :
Book