While certainly not the best fictional "biography" I have read, with what I know about Winston Churchill's political life, as related in this book, it is obvious the author did her homework.
And she does not avoid the dark side of the sexual escapades of both Winston's and Clementine's parents. At that time British high society's moral standards were pretty low. In both cases, although she doesn't mention it about Winston, their biological fathers were not married to their mothers. The author covers the shortcomings of some of their children, especially of their only son. Actually, Randolph should have been drowned at birth, as he was a disgrace to his family.
And, as an American, I've always felt that the way Franklin Roosevelt treated Churchill toward the end of the war was a disgrace. But three of Roosevelt's four sons weren't all that great either, as they were little better than Randolph Churchill.
As this book is WLed by 37 members, I posted it for others to read.
And she does not avoid the dark side of the sexual escapades of both Winston's and Clementine's parents. At that time British high society's moral standards were pretty low. In both cases, although she doesn't mention it about Winston, their biological fathers were not married to their mothers. The author covers the shortcomings of some of their children, especially of their only son. Actually, Randolph should have been drowned at birth, as he was a disgrace to his family.
And, as an American, I've always felt that the way Franklin Roosevelt treated Churchill toward the end of the war was a disgrace. But three of Roosevelt's four sons weren't all that great either, as they were little better than Randolph Churchill.
As this book is WLed by 37 members, I posted it for others to read.
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