The Churchill sisters the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters

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"Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls--Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary--would have shone. But they were not in another 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 characte...

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ISBN:

9781432898052
1432898051

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

509 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Other Title:

Extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters

Notes:

"Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Churchill girls by The History Press"--Title page verso
"The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition."--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Introduction
Part one: The early years. Diana : the gold cream kitten ; Sarah : the bumblebee ; Marigold : the duckadilly ; Mary : the Chartwell child ; The chancellor's daughters ; Diana in the limelight ; Sarah takes centre stage ; Sarah follows her star ; Mary faces the gathering storm
Part two: The war years. The Churchill girls at war ; Transatlantic alliances ; Doing their duty on the home front ; Travels with their father ; Onwards to victory
Part three : The post-war years. The aftermath ; Love and marriage ; Sarah goes to Hollywood ; Family politics ; Sarah : from Hollywood to Holloway ; Surprised by joy ; Diana: the good Samaritan ; Mary : the calm at the centre of the storm ; Sarah keeps on dancing ; Mary's golden age ; Sarah and Mary leave the stage

LCCN:

2021060215

Control Number:

3176937

Other Authors:

Trethewey, Rachel. Churchill girls

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