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Jennie Churchill: Winston's American Mother (unabridged audio book)

 
9781407423777: Jennie Churchill: Winston's American Mother (unabridged audio book)
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After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'. Yet, in many ways, Jennie was deeply loyal to her husband. When he was dying of syphilis she took him on a round-the-world trip to conceal his violence and mania. He returned in a straitjacket with only weeks to live. After Randolph's death her great project became her son, Winston...This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the author's work and as low as 30 per cent with characters and plotlines removed.

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What a woman, what a life, what a book. --Sue Arnold, The Guardian

Richly detailed, elegantly written ... Sebba reveals a passionate outspoken woman. --The Independent

A well-judged, endearing biography. --The Evening Standard
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Anne Sebba is a biographer, journalist and former Reuters foreign correspondent. She has written five books including the best-selling Mother Teresa, Beyond the Image and Laura Ashley, a Life by Design. She lives in London.

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  • EditoreWhole Story Audio Books
  • Data di pubblicazione2008
  • ISBN 10 1407423770
  • ISBN 13 9781407423777
  • RilegaturaAudio CD
  • Numero di pagine15
  • Valutazione libreria

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ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780393057720
Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2007
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