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Zusatztext 'A revelatory depiction of the woman who defied convention and helped shape a nation's political future' Informationen zum Autor Anne Sebba is a biographer! journalist and former Reuters foreign correspondent. She has written five books including the best-selling Mother Teresa: Beyond the Image and Laura Ashley: A Life by Design . She lives in London. Klappentext The dramatic story of Winston's controversial and charismatic mother! an American who married into the British aristocracy after a three-day romance. At a time when women were afforded few freedoms! she was a behind-the-scenes political dynamo! fiercely protective of her husband and son. With unprecedented access to private family correspondence! new archive material and interviews with her two surviving granddaughters! this is the biography of a creative and passionate woman who refused to be cowed by her eras customary repression of women. The dramatic story of Winston Churchill's controversial and charasmatic mother. Zusammenfassung The dramatic story of Winston Churchill's controversial and charasmatic mother.