Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman's astonishing life of seduction, intrigue a

Description: Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The sensationally gripping and revelatory biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, one of the most influential women in 20th century politics, from the bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance Publisher Description An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth centurys greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCESuperb and fascinating. I cant recommend it more LADY ANNE GLENCONNER, bestselling author of Lady in WaitingFascinating and revelatory, written with great aplomb, insight and shrewd analysis. A triumph WILLIAM BOYDAn incredible story, beautifully told, of a remarkable woman whose political influence spanned Churchill to Clinton. Quite a woman, quite a read ALASTAIR CAMPBELLWhen Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were scathing - and often downright sexist. Written off as a social climber, her glamorous social life and infamous erotic adventures overshadowed her true legacy. Much of what she did behind the scenes to shape the twentieth century, on both sides of the Atlantic, remained invisible. That is, until now: with a wealth of fresh research, Sonia Purnell unveils for the first time the full, spectacular story of how Harriman left an indelible mark on the world today.There is practically no-one in twentieth-century politics, culture and fashion whose lives she did not touch. Her influence began at age twenty, when her father-in-law, Winston Churchill, engaged her as a "secret weapon" during World War II, wining, dining and seducing Americans over to the British cause against Hitler. It continued later in the US, where she hand-picked Bill Clinton from obscurity and vaulted him to the presidency. It extended further, over five decades and two continents, influencing figures like the Kennedys, Nelson Mandela, Truman Capote, Gianni Agnelli, Kay Graham, Gloria Steinem and Frank Sinatra.Written with the novelistic richness and investigative rigour that only Sonia Purnell could bring to this story full of sex, power, yachts, palaces and fabulous clothes, Kingmaker sets out Harrimans rightful place at the heart of recent history.****Purnell has made a statement by giving Harriman the Big Life treatment. In Purnells hands, Kingmaker becomes a study of the limited means of influence available to ambitious women of Harrimans generation DAILY TELEGRAPH A vivid, glittering, sexy, scintillating, beautifully written portrait of a woman who drove 20th century history even as history was driving her LIZA MUNDY, bestselling author of The Sisterhood and Code GirlsMeticulously researched and served up with great panache, this is the biography that Pamela Harriman so richly deserves GILES MILTON, author of The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the WarA deliciously seductive read Author Biography Sonia Purnell is a biographer and journalist who has written for The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times. Her biography of Virginia Hall, A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWIIs Most Dangerous Spy, won the Plutarch Award for Best Biography and was a New York Times bestseller. Her book First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill was a book of the year in the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and Lenny Letter, and was shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography. Her first book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, was longlisted for the Orwell prize. Details ISBN 0349014728 ISBN-13 9780349014722 Title Kingmaker Author Sonia Purnell Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 528 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group GE_Item_ID:161496504; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. 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