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May 14, 2015 · Why, then, do we know so little about her? In this landmark biography, a finalist for the Plutarch prize, Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine Churchill her due. Born into impecunious aristocracy, the young Clementine Hozier was the target of cruel snobbery.
Dec 4, 2015 · Sonia Purnell’s book is the first formal biography — apart from an account written by the Churchills’ daughter Mary Soames — of a woman who has heretofore been relegated to the sidelines ...
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Dec 31, 2015 · At the outset, biographer Sonia Purnell didn't know much about Clementine Churchill. "I confess, like millions of others, I had absolutely no idea who Winston Churchill's wife was,"...
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Jan 12, 2023 · Churchill’s Rock: Sonia Purnell on The Life and Times of Clementine Churchill. By Roger Kennedy. January 12, 2023. No comments. B est known as the wife of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill served as one of her husband’s closest confidantes, aiding him during his brightest moments as well as his ...
Nov 16, 2015 · Author Sonia Purnell was fortunate enough to have at her disposal a biographer's gold mine of written correspondence between Clementine and Winston Churchill, notes the two exchanged...
Oct 25, 2016 · Late in life, Winston Churchill claimed that victory in the Second World War would have been “impossible” without the woman who stood by his side for fifty-seven turbulent years. Why, then, do we know so little about her? In this landmark biography, a finalist for the Plutarch prize, Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine Churchill her due.
May 14, 2015 · Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR’s initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain’s close relationship with America.
