The Churchills: In Love and War

Portrays the ambitious, impulsive, brave and arrogant English family that gave the world Winston Churchill, describing generations of ancestors who were recklessly wasteful womanizers but also triumphant military leaders all saddled with the upkeep of the family palace, Blenheim. 50,000 first printing.

1650/1750 'thou art a rascal, John Churchill' — 1850/74 Randolph and Jennie — 1874/5 the birth of Winston — 1875/80 a dysfunctional family — 1880/7 a career thrown away — 1887/95 Lilian's millions — 1892/5 Consuelo, the dollar princess — 1895/9 the unhappy duchess — 1896/9 looking for trouble — 1899/1900 national hero! — 1900/4 the Young Lion — 1904/7 my darling Clementine — 1907/8 couples — 1908/14 the next generation — 1914/16 a fall from power — 1917/21 the armistice and after — 1921/4 black times — 1921/31 the twenties — 1932/7 changes at Blenheim — 1938/9 towards Armageddon — 1939/40 'but you don't know me' — 1941/4 the long slog — 1943/5 weathering the storm — 1945/51 the aftermath — 1952/5 a new era — 1955/63 safe harbour — 1963/78 crossing the bar.