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The Churchill Girls: The Story of Winston's Daughters Hardcover – 4 Mar. 2021
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Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill sisters – Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary – would have shone. But they were not in any other family, they were Churchills and neither they nor anyone else could ever forget it.
From their father – ‘the greatest Englishman’ – to their brother, golden boy Randolph, to their eccentric and exciting cousins, the Mitford Girls, they were surrounded by a clan of larger-than-life characters which often saw them overlooked. Marigold died when she was very young but her three sisters lived lives full of passion, drama and tragedy …
Diana, intense and diffident; Sarah, glamorous and stubborn; Mary, dependable yet determined – each so different but each imbued with a sense of responsibility toward each other and their country. Far from being cosseted debutantes, these women were eyewitnesses at some of the most important events in world history, including at the Second World War Conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Yet The Churchill Girls is not a story set on the battlefields or in Parliament; it is an intimate saga that sheds light on the complex dynamics of family set against the backdrop of the tumultuous twentieth century.
Accomplished biographer Rachel Trethewey draws on unpublished family letters from the Churchill archives to bring Winston and Clementine’s daughters out of the shadows and tell their remarkable stories for the first time.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date4 Mar. 2021
- Dimensions24 x 3.4 x 16.5 cm
- ISBN-100750993243
- ISBN-13978-0750993241
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'A thoughtful portrait of the lives of three women on the forefront of history, but most importantly, a poignant story of sisterhood.' Catherine Katz, author of Daughters of Yalta
‘In this new slant on the family life of Winston and Clementine Churchill, Rachel Trethewey has delivered an absorbing insight into the lives of their extraordinary daughters. With careful research and a sympathetic understanding of her subject matter, an enthralling study of this unconventional trio fills a void that had existed for too long.’ Shelagh Montague Browne, Clementine Churchill’s Secretary
'Winston Churchill’s story has been told many times, but this fascinating book brings the lives of his daughters out of the shadows for the first time. There is sadness and tragedy, but in the end it’s the extraordinary talents and resilience of these remarkable women that shine through. A revelation.' Andrew Wilson, author of Beautiful Shadow, a Life of Patricia Highsmith
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- Publisher : The History Press (4 Mar. 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0750993243
- ISBN-13 : 978-0750993241
- Dimensions : 24 x 3.4 x 16.5 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 116,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Rachel Trethewey was born in Torquay, Devon. She has always loved history. After attending Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, she read History at St Edmund Hall, Oxford where she won the Philip Geddes Prize for Student Journalism.
Her journalistic career began on the Daily Express Women’s Page, she went on to write for the Daily Mail’s Femail and has reviewed books for the Independent. She has also written for a range of women’s magazines.
As a mature student she completed an MA in Victorian Studies and a PhD on the Progressive Ideas of Anna Laetitia Barbauld at Exeter University. She has written three books, Mistress of the Arts: The Passionate Life of Georgina, Duchess of Bedford, Pearls Before Poppies: The Story of the Red Cross Pearls and Before Wallis: Edward VIII’s Other Women.
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