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Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill

by Ralph G. Martin

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"A master work...Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume."-from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill Sourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a new generation of readers. Jennie Churchill was not merely Winston's mother. She was the most captivating and desired woman of her age. Originally from Brooklyn, Jennie became the reigning queen of British society. Beautiful and defiant, she lived with an honesty that made her the talk of two continents. Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill, writes that Jennie is, "a master work" that "pulses with energy as the author leads us from her cradle to relatively early grave, at the age of sixty-seven, of a woman who finally emerges-under his guiding hand-from the shadow of being a great man's mother, to being a woman in her own right."… (more)
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This book was most interesting in its description of the places and times Lady Randolph Churchill lived in. The woman herself is very interesting, but the author "assumes" how she feels and thinks a lot, so other than her actual words in the quoted letters, I'm not sure how well this represents who she was. There was quite a bit of repetition, but I may only have noticed that because I went immediately from volume one into volume two. It was a good read and inspired me to learn more about the Edwardian age. ( )
  MrsLee | May 1, 2024 |
This is a lively and readable biography of a time (1854-1895). place (England) and culture (English peerage) I was unfamiliar with. The author seems to make many speculations about her love life, perhaps romanticizing it more than it was. He seems to have no love or admiration for her husband, Lord Randolph Churchill. The author, Martin, was an American, for what it is worth. One of his goals seems to be finding out what made Winston S. Churchill the man he was. His conclusion is that much of it was due to Churchill's mother. A two volume set, the first was engaging and led me to read the next volume. ( )
  MrsLee | Apr 15, 2024 |
This book would've benefited by being more about Jennie, and less about her father, her husbands, and her sons, and famous men who lived at the same time. And less mention of her beauty, which seemed to be the quality the author admired most.

I had to force myself to finish it. I kept wondering how much better the book could've been if a woman and/or a feminist had written it. It would've been a lot more interesting!

And not one photo (except on the cover). Unbelievable. ( )
  fiadhiglas | Jul 24, 2011 |
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"A master work...Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume."-from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill Sourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a new generation of readers. Jennie Churchill was not merely Winston's mother. She was the most captivating and desired woman of her age. Originally from Brooklyn, Jennie became the reigning queen of British society. Beautiful and defiant, she lived with an honesty that made her the talk of two continents. Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill, writes that Jennie is, "a master work" that "pulses with energy as the author leads us from her cradle to relatively early grave, at the age of sixty-seven, of a woman who finally emerges-under his guiding hand-from the shadow of being a great man's mother, to being a woman in her own right."

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