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BOOK OF THE WEEK: THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by ERIK LARSON "In The Splendid and the Vile,   

BOOK OF THE WEEK: THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by ERIK LARSON "In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill’s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is hi...ghest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London’s darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents’ wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela’s illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill’s “Secret Circle,” to whom he turns in the hardest moments." Available now at your nearest Bookazine. Call to reserve a copy today! #botw #bookoftheweek #thesplendidandthevile #eriklarson #bookazinehk #hkfb #history #nonfiction #winstonchurchill #biography #ww2 展开