A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston Churchill's youngest childe / Mary Soames.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812993332
- ISBN: 0812993330
- Physical Description: viii, 356 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's youngest child. London : Doubleday, 2011. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]) |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chartwell child -- A widening world -- Sisters and cousins -- Growing up with grown-ups -- Family affairs -- A bright life and a darkening horizon -- Clearing the decks -- A year to remember -- At Chequers -- Decisions-- decisions-- decisions -- "A soldier's life is terrible hard--" -- Battery life -- An officer and a gentlewoman -- "Subaltern George" -- Testing times -- Doodlebugs -- Paris again -- Europe arise! -- Triumph and disaster -- "Civvy Street" |
Summary, etc.: | The youngest daughter of Winston Churchill recalls her childhood spent roaming the family's country estate, her position as one of her father's most trusted companions, and her service as a gunner in the women's auxiliary during World War II. |
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