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Jennie Churchill by Anne Sebba

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Jennie Churchill

Author
Anne Sebba
Narrator
Joanna David
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Publish Date
1 July 2008
Run Time
16 hours 38 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Biography: general
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After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'. Yet, in many ways, Jennie was deeply loyal to her husband. When he was dying of syphilis she took him on a round-the-world trip to conceal his violence and mania. He returned in a straitjacket with only weeks to live. After Randolph's death her great project became her son, Winston...

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Author
Anne Sebba
Narrator
Joanna David
Duration
16 hours 38 minutes
Release Date
1 July 2008
ISBN
9781407428239
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Genre
Biography: general

Synopsis

After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'. Yet, in many ways, Jennie was deeply loyal to her husband. When he was dying of syphilis she took him on a round-the-world trip to conceal his violence and mania. He returned in a straitjacket with only weeks to live. After Randolph's death her great project became her son, Winston...

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