Daniel reviewed Clementine by Sonia Purnell
Breathes Life Into A Strong Figure Who Is Often An Afterthought
4 stars
Purnell writes both a good story and a historically accurate biography of Churchill's wife, who was largely responsible for his successes and indeed for much of the character of the PM that we knew, and know now with the benefit of hindsight.
Interesting and engaging, Clemetine is an excellent overview of Mrs. Churchill's life, path, and the ways she supported Winston through a wide variety of challenges. To some degree, parts of those challenges are rehashed and discussed, but that seems a reasonable thing to do for context rather than assuming that the reader has any knowledge of those aspects of the historical record.
While this is not always the case with non-fiction, I fully expect to make a second trip through this book and to get more out of it the second time.