Mary Churchill's War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter

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Price
$28.95  $26.92
Publisher
Pegasus Books
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Pages
416
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.1 X 1.6 inches | 1.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781639361618

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About the Author
Emma Soames (editor) is a broadcaster and columnist who has been editor of The Literary Review, Tatler, and the Daily Telegraph magazine. She is the second child of Mary and Christopher Soames and is her mother's Literary Executor and she is a granddaughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill.

Erik Larson (introduction) is the author of six national bestsellers: The Splendid and the Vile, Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac's Storm, which have collectively sold more than ten million copies. His books have been published in nearly twenty countries.

Mary Churchill was the youngest daughter of Sir Winston and Baroness Clementine Spencer-Churchill. During the war, Mary served in the women's branch of the British Army and as an officer commanding mixed anti-aircraft batteries, for which she was awarded the MBE. After World War II, Mary continued to assist her father and was at Churchill's side during many of the key moments of his premiership. Mary was the author of several books, including a biography of her mother, and was Chair of the National Theatre Board and patron of Churchill organizations and charities worldwide. She died on 31 May 2014.
Reviews
"Mary's diaries are a remarkably generous gift to posterity. Even though she was only sixteen when she began the diaries, she knew she had a front row seat to some of the most important events in history. This is not a book to devour, but one to relish. The language is fresh and lively, and some of her nuggets of wisdom may be useful even today: 'It strengthens in my mind that one should expect & hope & pray for very little--except courage.'"-- "Historical Novel Society"
"Fascinating read"-- "Fox News"
"[Mary Churchill's War] is both a historic record of wartime Britain and an unabashed love letter to her father. The voice that comes through is uncensored, ebullient, and guileless...Emma Soames, one of Mary's five children, has done an excellent job of editing the diaries. She is correct when she says reading them is like 'eavesdropping on history.'"

-- "Wall Street Journal"