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PASSIONATE MOTHERS, POWERFUL SONS. How Sara Roosevelt and Jennie Churchill Raised Two Leaders Who Would Shape Our World
Born into upper class America in 1854, Sara Delano (future mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Jennie Jerome (future mother of Winston Churchill) could have settled into predictable lives. Instead, they took control of their destinies and through a mix of ambition and fate, enabled their sons to reach the epicenter of political power on two continents.
Flamboyant Jennie married British nobleman Lord Randolph Churchill. Her deft social and political maneuverings helped her mercurial husband and later her ambitious and adoring son Winston. A woman of vast energy and charm, she cut a broad swath through British society. By contrast, Sara married a man as old as her father and was deeply conventional. But she was rich and strong-willed, and, once widowed, made Franklin the focus of her existence. Her financial support and the intensity of their relationship allowed Franklin to develop the skills to be a successful politician.
Set against 100 years of history, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a study in loyalty, resilience, and endurance. Jennie and Sara are presented as two compelling individuals who were key in preparing their sons for leadership on the world stage at one of the most critical times in our history.
Masterful biographer and acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray redefines the lives of two remarkable women, as daughters, wives, and mothers. Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, this is a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not just born but made.
CHARLOTTE GRAY is one of Canada's bestselling writers and the author of eleven acclaimed books of literary non-fiction. Murdered Midas won the Arthur Ellis Award for Non-fiction and The Massey Murder won several awards including the Toronto Book Award, was a finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize, and was a Globe & Mail and Amazon.ca Best Book of the Year. An adaptation of Gold Diggers was broadcast as a television miniseries. Born and raised in the UK and educated at Oxford University and London School of Economics, Gray has been awarded five honorary doctorates.
Flamboyant Jennie married British nobleman Lord Randolph Churchill. Her deft social and political maneuverings helped her mercurial husband and later her ambitious and adoring son Winston. A woman of vast energy and charm, she cut a broad swath through British society. By contrast, Sara married a man as old as her father and was deeply conventional. But she was rich and strong-willed, and, once widowed, made Franklin the focus of her existence. Her financial support and the intensity of their relationship allowed Franklin to develop the skills to be a successful politician.
Set against 100 years of history, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a study in loyalty, resilience, and endurance. Jennie and Sara are presented as two compelling individuals who were key in preparing their sons for leadership on the world stage at one of the most critical times in our history.
Masterful biographer and acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray redefines the lives of two remarkable women, as daughters, wives, and mothers. Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, this is a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not just born but made.
CHARLOTTE GRAY is one of Canada's bestselling writers and the author of eleven acclaimed books of literary non-fiction. Murdered Midas won the Arthur Ellis Award for Non-fiction and The Massey Murder won several awards including the Toronto Book Award, was a finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize, and was a Globe & Mail and Amazon.ca Best Book of the Year. An adaptation of Gold Diggers was broadcast as a television miniseries. Born and raised in the UK and educated at Oxford University and London School of Economics, Gray has been awarded five honorary doctorates.
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