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The Resource The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters, Rachel Trethewey, (text large print)

The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters, Rachel Trethewey, (text large print)

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The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters
Title
The Churchill sisters
Title remainder
the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters
Statement of responsibility
Rachel Trethewey
Title variation
Extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill's daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story. 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 characters which often saw them overlooked. While Marigold died too young to achieve her potential, the other daughters 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, at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Yet this 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 a tumultuous century. Drawing on previously unpublished family letters from the Churchill archives, The Churchill Sisters brings Winston's daughters out of the shadows and tells their remarkable stories for the first time"--
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Biography type
collective biography
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Trethewey, Rachel
Dewey number
  • 941.084092/2
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
DA566.9.C5
LC item number
T74 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print biography and memoir
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Churchill, Winston
  • Children of prime ministers
  • Churchill, Clementine
  • Churchill family
  • Churchill, Diana
  • Churchill, Marigold
  • Soames, Mary
  • Sisters
  • Women
Target audience
adult
Label
The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters, Rachel Trethewey, (text large print)
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-505) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
509 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432898052
Lccn
2021060215
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Specific material designation
large print
System control number
  • on1289616875
  • (OCoLC)1289616875
Label
The Churchill sisters : the extraordinary lives of Winston and Clementine's daughters, Rachel Trethewey, (text large print)
Publication
Copyright
Note
"The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-505) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
509 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432898052
Lccn
2021060215
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Specific material designation
large print
System control number
  • on1289616875
  • (OCoLC)1289616875

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