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A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston Churchill's youngest child / by Soames, Mary.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-356).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".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.
Subjects: Soames, Mary; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977.; Soames, Mary; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2011., Random House,
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