Jennie
The Life of the American Beauty Who Became the Toast—and Scandal—of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son—Winston Churchill—Who Shaped History

The writing was no more than 3 stars, or perhaps even 2, but the content was good enough for all 5 stars. Without giving away any juicy details, let me just tell you that Lady Randolph Churchill was lively enough in her 60's to have a lover in his early 40's (three years younger than her son Winston......more

I loved the way this book intertwined the history of many events that were happening around the world at the same time. This book also gave me an appreciation of Winston Churchill, to see how he was raised in a boarding school, while his father womanized and his mother lived the life of "High Societ......more

A fascinating look at not only a very fascinating woman, but also the world she lived in, and the people in it. She knew and was friends with almost everyone! As if being Winston Churchill's mother wasn't interesting enough.......more

This was a very intriguing book about the mother of Winston Churchill. Although it's a large book, it was very insightful and didn't have many dry parts. It's a collection of stories, letters and articles in biographical form. It was incredible, to me, how much this lady got done in 1 lifetime. She......more