The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
By (Author) Mary S. Lovell
Little, Brown Book Group
Abacus
27th March 2012
5th April 2012
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
941.0099
Physical Properties
Paperback
640
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 48mm
532g
Description
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone.
From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers.THE CHURCHILLS is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.Reviews
An absorbing good read even for folks who don t typically indulge in history. . . . Lovell s writing style will keep general readers wanting more.
Famous lives ever fascinate, and does Lovell ever deliver.
Meticulously detailed . . . eminently readable. --Walter Olson
An absorbing goodread even for folks who don t typically indulge in history. . . . Lovell swriting style will keep general readers wanting more.
Famous lives everfascinate, and does Lovell ever deliver.
Meticulously detailed. . . eminently readable. --Walter Olson
Author Bio
Mary Lovell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of seven previous biographies including the bestselling THE MITFORD GIRLS.
