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A unique portrait of war from the private diaries of Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary. Compiled and edited by Mary's daughter, Emma Soames, in collaboration with The Churchill Archives Centre.
About the author
Emma Soames is a writer, broadcaster and columnist who has been the editor of the
Literary Review,
Tatler,
ES Magazine, the
Telegraph magazine and
Saga. She is the second child of Mary and Christopher Soames and is her mother's Literary Executor; she is the granddaughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill.
In collaboration with the
Churchill Archives Centre, which were purpose-built in 1973 to house Sir Winston Churchill's papers. It is now the home of the papers of almost 600 important political, military and scientific figures from the Churchill era and after, including Mary and Christopher Soames. Situated within the grounds of Churchill College, Cambridge, the Archive Centre's mission is to preserve and make available to the public the unique materials in its care.
Summary
A unique portrait of war from the private diaries of Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary. Compiled and edited by Mary's daughter, Emma Soames, in collaboration with The Churchill Archives Centre.
Foreword
A unique portrait of war -- and a charming coming-of-age story -- from the private diaries of Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary.
