- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Short Books Ltd; First Edition edition (6 Oct 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1907595422
- ISBN-13: 978-1907595424
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"A delightful and delicious tribute to Churchill's heroic appetite for wining, dining and politicking" - Ben Macintyre, author of Operation Mincemeat. "What a wonderful repast Cita Stelzer has served us. History as it was consumed: Roosevelt sipping, Stalin gorging, Churchill quaffing - the best (and not so good) cuts and the great vintages are all on the table. Another bottle, please!" William Shawcross Cita Stelzer's delightful book... makes for hugely enjoyable reading, but there is a serious thesis lurking not too far behind the stories... The Churchill industry has been so productive in the decades since his death, and such libraries of books have been published, that an original take on his exceptionally well-documented life might seem impossible. However, with this readable "gastrobiography", Stelzer has succeeded brilliantly in producing one. --Sunday Times A must-read for Churchill connoisseurs, but general readers will find it vastly entertaining too. --Standpoint Acutely revealing --Times Literary Supplement Amusing and unpretentious... [an] entertaining assortment of Churchill anecdotes --Evening Standard 'Nobody could be better qualified to have written this book than Cita Stelzer.' Andrew Roberts
This charming book takes a new approach to the wartime prime minister... Wonderful details bring the leaders alive... The book also brings alive the food of the period... extraordinary --Literary Review
Amusing and unpretentious... [an] entertaining assortment of Churchill anecdotes. --Evening Standard
This charming book takes a new approach to the wartime prime minister... Wonderful details bring the leaders alive... The book also brings alive the food of the period... extraordinary --Literary Review
Amusing and unpretentious... [an] entertaining assortment of Churchill anecdotes. --Evening Standard
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"A delightful and delicious tribute to Churchill's heroic appetite for wining, dining and politicking" - Ben Macintyre, author of Operation Mincemeat. "What a wonderful repast Cita Stelzer has served us. History as it was consumed: Roosevelt sipping, Stalin gorging, Churchill quaffing - the best (and not so good) cuts and the great vintages are all on the table. Another bottle, please!" William Shawcross " Cita Stelzer's delightful book... makes for hugely enjoyable reading, but there is a serious thesis lurking not too far behind the stories... The Churchill industry has been so productive in the decades since his death, and such libraries of books have been published, that an original take on his exceptionally well-documented life might seem impossible. However, with this readable "gastrobiography", Stelzer has succeeded brilliantly in producing one." --Sunday Times "A must-read for Churchill connoisseurs, but general readers will find it vastly entertaining too." --Standpoint "Acutely revealing" --Times Literary Supplement "Amusing and unpretentious... [an] entertaining assortment of Churchill anecdotes" --Evening Standard 'Nobody could be better qualified to have written this book than Cita Stelzer.' Andrew Roberts This charming book takes a new approach to the wartime prime minister... Wonderful details bring the leaders alive... The book also brings alive the food of the period... extraordinary --Literary Review "Delightful" - New York Times **** - Daily Express
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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What a wonderful theme for a book on Churchill. The Premier was well known for his dinner tete a tete, and all the main meetings are here: Newfoundland, Moscow, Yalta etc. As well as describing Churchill's table talk, it also gives us a good account of the dinner guests themselves; Stalin, Roosevelt, Eden. The book is light enough to describe the dishes devoured and the champagne that was drunk, while being engaging enough to highlight why these meetings were so important, and why Churchill was always keen to impress wih his banquets.
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The subtitle of the book "Policy-Making at the Dinner Table" tells the story more accurately then the actual title, which some might find a bit misleading. Ms. Stelzer's theme is that Churchill, although well-known for his love of food and drink, used his mealtimes to promote his political agendas. The meals were far from haphazard - menus and seating arrangements were given close attention. He also had his bean-counter side: an enjoyable anecdote concerns his request for an accounting of an unfinished bottle of port from a restaurant.
A very helpful appendix gives short biographies of many of the guests at dinners mentioned in the book - many of whom might be unfamiliar to present-day readers. Ms. Stelzer has an easy and engaging writing style; this is a book which most readers will enjoy.
A very helpful appendix gives short biographies of many of the guests at dinners mentioned in the book - many of whom might be unfamiliar to present-day readers. Ms. Stelzer has an easy and engaging writing style; this is a book which most readers will enjoy.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was an ingenious idea for a book and, for the most part, it was well written and sustained my interest throughout
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