Title:
A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston Churchill's youngest child / by Mary Soames.
ISBN:
9780812993332
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, 2012.
Physical Description:
viii, 356 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
Originally published: A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's youngest child. London : Doubleday, 2011.
Contents:
Chartwell child -- A widening world -- Sisters and cousins -- Growing up with grown-ups -- Family affairs -- A bright life and a darkening horizon -- Clearing the decks -- A year to remember -- At Chequers -- Decisions-- decisions-- decisions -- "A soldier's life is terrible hard--" -- Battery life -- An officer and a gentlewoman -- "Subaltern George" -- Testing times -- Doodlebugs -- Paris again -- Europe arise! -- Triumph and disaster -- "Civvy Street".
Summary:
The youngest daughter of Winston Churchill recalls her childhood spent roaming the family's country estate, her position as one of her father's most trusted companions, and her service as a gunner in the women's auxiliary during World War II.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn751250598
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
