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Anita Leslie

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Description:When in 1964 Randolph Churchill had an operation on a benign tumour, Evelyn Waugh wrote that it was a typical triumph of modern science to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it. This after-dinner-story view of Randolph Churchill — his arrogance, his bad manners, his manifold eccentricities — was not, however, the whole truth. Anita Leslie, his cousin, knew Randolph well and from her special vantage point wrote a sparkling life of him. Randolph's excesses are given full play, but within a sympathetic portrait. As the devastatingly attractive and brilliant son of Winston Churchill, Randolph imbibed high policy as precociously as he imbibed brandy. A wealthy man-about-town from journalism and speech-making while still under age, he found everything came to him too easily. But the really important things stubbornly failed to come on call: his attempts at a political career collapsed in recriminations with the Conservative party; his journalism, although brilliant, was no substitute; and his relationships, although often flamboyant and tempestuous, did not give him the fulfilment he craved. After a war spent partly in the special forces (notably in North Africa with the SAS and in a mission to Croatia with Evelyn Waugh and Freddie Birkenhead) he eventually submerged himself in two projects: his official biography of his father, which was planned like a military exercise; and his garden at Stour. Randolph Churchill's often extraordinary behaviour both revealed and disguised an intensely complicated yet loyal nature which is given full play in this biography. Drawing on her own memories and on those of many people closest to him, Anita Leslie has distilled the essence of Randolph, and in the process written one of the funniest and most moving biographies of the year. Anita Leslie (1914-85) was Winston Churchill’s first cousin, once removed. She published an array of fiction and non-fiction, and brought out a memoir, A Story Half Told, in 1983. As well as writing the biography of Churchill’s son, she also wrote one of Jennie, his mother. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cousin Randolph: The Life of Randolph Churchill. To get started finding Cousin Randolph: The Life of Randolph Churchill, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When in 1964 Randolph Churchill had an operation on a benign tumour, Evelyn Waugh wrote that it was a typical triumph of modern science to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it. This after-dinner-story view of Randolph Churchill — his arrogance, his bad manners, his manifold eccentricities — was not, however, the whole truth. Anita Leslie, his cousin, knew Randolph well and from her special vantage point wrote a sparkling life of him. Randolph's excesses are given full play, but within a sympathetic portrait. As the devastatingly attractive and brilliant son of Winston Churchill, Randolph imbibed high policy as precociously as he imbibed brandy. A wealthy man-about-town from journalism and speech-making while still under age, he found everything came to him too easily. But the really important things stubbornly failed to come on call: his attempts at a political career collapsed in recriminations with the Conservative party; his journalism, although brilliant, was no substitute; and his relationships, although often flamboyant and tempestuous, did not give him the fulfilment he craved. After a war spent partly in the special forces (notably in North Africa with the SAS and in a mission to Croatia with Evelyn Waugh and Freddie Birkenhead) he eventually submerged himself in two projects: his official biography of his father, which was planned like a military exercise; and his garden at Stour. Randolph Churchill's often extraordinary behaviour both revealed and disguised an intensely complicated yet loyal nature which is given full play in this biography. Drawing on her own memories and on those of many people closest to him, Anita Leslie has distilled the essence of Randolph, and in the process written one of the funniest and most moving biographies of the year. Anita Leslie (1914-85) was Winston Churchill’s first cousin, once removed. She published an array of fiction and non-fiction, and brought out a memoir, A Story Half Told, in 1983. As well as writing the biography of Churchill’s son, she also wrote one of Jennie, his mother. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cousin Randolph: The Life of Randolph Churchill. To get started finding Cousin Randolph: The Life of Randolph Churchill, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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