| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
viii, 356 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-[351]. |
| 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 |
Soames, Mary -- Childhood and youth.
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
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Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977.
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Soames, Mary -- Family.
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780812993332 (acid-free paper) |
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0812993330 (acid-free paper) |
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