From Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill.
With a historian\'s eye and a writer.
Benedict stuns readers with a glorious assortment of Clementine Churchill\'s most personal secrets: her scandalous childhood, her unexpected role as a social outsider, her maternal insecurities, and the daily struggles she faces to smooth her husband\'s political blunders and to keep up with his relentless demands for guidance and attention.
Lewis In her latest novel, Lady Clementine, Marie Benedict has gifted us all with another thoughtful and illuminating behind-the-scenes look at one of history\'s most unusual and extraordinary women. --Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs.
Deftly moving from the early nineteen hundreds through World War II, Benedict skillfully paints a vivid picture of the times and life of Clementine, the remarkable woman who was the steady force beside Winston Churchill.
Entranced throughout, I discovered the secrets behind a familiar story I thought I knew.
Benedict fully inhabits the measured and intelligent voice of Clementine Churchill.
Lady Clementine\'s powerful and spirited story is both compelling and immersive.
A remarkable story of remarkable woman.--Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Last Year of the WarThe atmospheric prose of Marie Benedict draws me in every single time.
Here is the fictionalized account of the person who was the unequivocal wind beneath Winston Churchill\'s wings -- a woman whose impact on the world-shaper that was WW2 has been begging to be told.
Lady Clementine is the ferocious story of the ambitious woman beside Winston Churchill, the story of a partner who did not flinch through the sweeping darkness of war, and who would not surrender either to expectations or to enemies.
Also by Marie Benedict: The Only Woman in the Room The Other Einstein Carnegie\'s MaidPraise for Lady Clementine: Benedict is a true master at weaving the threads of the past into a compelling story for today.
This will not be the last time Clementine Churchill will save her husband.
Just before he stumbles, Clementine grabs him by his suit jacket.
An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train.
In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband, Winston.
From Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill
