The Churchill Girls

The Story of Winston's Daughters

Rachel Trethewey

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HISTORY PRESS
01 May 2021

Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social classes; Gender studies: women

The fascinating untold stories of three women from England's most famous family who were on the frontline of history.

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 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. 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.

AUTHOR: Rachel Trethewey read History at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where she won the Philip Geddes Prize for student journalism. During her subsequent journalist career she wrote features for the Daily Mail and Daily Express. She regularly reviews historical books and biographies for The Independent and has previously written 'Before Wallis' and 'Pearls Before Poppies'. She lives in Torquay.

30 b/w illustrations

By: Rachel Trethewey
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780750993241
ISBN 10: 0750993243
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Rachel Trethewey read History at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where she won the Philip Geddes Prize for student journalism. During her subsequent career she wrote features for the Daily Mail and Daily Express. She regularly reviews historical books and biographies for The Independent and has previously written 'Before Wallis'. She lives in Torquay.