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Late in life, Winston Churchill claimed that victory in the Second World War would have been “impossible” without the woman who stood by his side for fifty-seven turbulent years. Why, then, do we know so little about her? In this landmark biography, a finalist for the Plutarch prize, Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine Churchill her due. Born into impecunious aristocracy, the young Clementine Hozier was the target of cruel snobbery. Many wondered why Winston married her, when the prime minister’s daughter was desperate for his attention. Yet their marriage proved to be an exceptional partnership. \"You know,\"Winston confided to FDR, \"I tell Clemmie everything.\" Through the ups and downs of his tumultuous career, in the tense days when he stood against Chamberlain and the many months when he helped inspire his fellow countrymen and women to keep strong and carry on, Clementine made her husband’s career her mission, at the expense of her family, her health and, fatefully, of her children. Any real consideration of Winston Churchill is incomplete without an understanding of their relationship. Clementine is both the first real biography of this remarkable woman and a fascinating look inside their private world. \"Sonia Purnell has at long last given Clementine Churchill the biography she deserves. Sensitive yet clear-eyed, Clementine tells the fascinating story of a complex woman struggling to maintain her own identity while serving as the conscience and principal adviser to one of the most important figures in history. I was enthralled all the way through.\" –Lynne Olson, bestselling author of Citizens of London","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780143128915","publication_date":"20161025","publisher":"Penguin Publishing Group","slug":"clementine","subtitle":"The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill","title":"Clementine"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"HIS015070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"20th-Century Britain","score":0.712,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS015080","confidence_band":"low","label":"21st-Century Britain","score":0.6554,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS015030","confidence_band":"low","label":"Tudor & Elizabethan Britain","score":0.6549,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"HIS015070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"20th-Century Britain","score":0.712,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS015080","confidence_band":"low","label":"21st-Century Britain","score":0.6554,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS015030","confidence_band":"low","label":"Tudor & Elizabethan Britain","score":0.6549,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"BIO006000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Lives in History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"BIO022000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Women's Lives","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS027100","confidence_band":"high","label":"World War II History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"20th-Century Britain","score":0.712,"slug":"20th-century-britain"},{"label":"21st-Century Britain","score":0.6554,"slug":"21st-century-britain"},{"label":"Tudor & Elizabethan Britain","score":0.6549,"slug":"tudor-elizabethan-britain"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in Clementine Churchill’s life and marriage partnership","Good for readers interested in women’s influence on political leadership"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Andrew Roberts","Stephen Thorne","Penguin Audio"],"book_id":"9781101980996","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781101980996.jpg?v=aeb32f4eeb5b6ae2","score":0.7106,"title":"Churchill","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781101980996"},{"authors":["Sonia Purnell"],"book_id":"9780593297827","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593297827.jpg?v=4881ebe203e3728c","score":0.6994,"title":"Kingmaker","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593297827"},{"authors":["Andrew Morton"],"book_id":"9781335250995","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781335250995.jpg?v=099da4e307917c10","score":0.6962,"title":"Winston and the Windsors","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781335250995"},{"authors":["Max Morris"],"book_id":"9781510715820","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781510715820.jpg?v=8fed135663ce9847","score":0.6757,"title":"The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781510715820"},{"authors":["Ellen Labrecque"],"book_id":"9780448483009","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780448483009.jpg?v=118ac34adbbb0622","score":0.6718,"title":"Who Was Winston Churchill?","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780448483009"},{"authors":["Dominique Enright"],"book_id":"9781843175650","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781843175650.jpg?v=7938ed20bfae5d1e","score":0.6641,"title":"The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781843175650"},{"authors":["Winston Churchill","William Manchester","Winston S. 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