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      By Carin, Michael, 1951-
       2018., The Metropolitain Press Call No: QWF Fic Car   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: A new novel by Montreal writer Michael Carin takes readers into British life and politics in the 1930s, and acts as an ominous mirror to events of our own time. The story told by Joffrey Pearson, a translator of German documents in the Foreign Office, traces the appeasement of Nazi Germany. Pearsonœs narrative stays faithful to historic facts until the autumn of 1938. At that point Churchill At Munich becomes an alternate historyœ. An unexpected event removes Neville Chamberlain from Downing Street, and makes Winston Churchill prime minister. As a result, the iron-willed Churchill attends the Munich Conference in place of the arch-appeaser Chamberlain. The ensuing clash between Churchill and Hitler proves spellbinding. To render such a meeting credible involves no small literary talent. Carin succeeds by constructing a plot that puts initial focus on a richly detailed back-story which lends greater and greater trust to the narratorœs voice. By the time Joffrey Pearson accompanies Churchill to his showdown with Hitler, Pearsonœs character has been so humanized as to make his observations wholly believable. Sharing centre stage with Churchill in this novel is Pearsonœs best friend, a notorious British painter named Damon Chadwick. The painter is an unabashed hedonist and homosexual who intriguingly finds fame and fortune in Nazi Germany. Events in his career produce a number of rollicking scenes, including debauchery in a Mayfair opium den and a vernissage in Knightsbridge that can only be described as unique in the annals of art. The manner in which Chadwickœs destiny merges with Churchillœs is not a spoiler I will spill, but it involves an interesting inference about the private life of Adolf Hitler. In the case of a despot who brooks no inhibition in regard to his pursuit of power and penchant for barbarism, this novel assumes he would also act criminally to gratify his personal vices.
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      By Addison, Paul, 1943-
       2005., Oxford University Press Call No: Bio C5637a    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Lives and legaciesSummary Note: "In this incisive biography, Paul Addison examines both the life of the most iconic figure in twentieth-century Bristish history, and the battle over his reputation, which continues to this day."--Jacket.
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      -- Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
      By Purnell, Sonia
       [2015], Adult, Viking Call No: Bio C563p    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
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      By Schneer, Jonathan
       [2015], Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group Call No: 940.531 S358m    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the leadership of Winston Churchill, whom the King reluctantly appointed Prime Minister as Germany invaded France. Churchill's reputation as one of the great twentieth-century leaders would be forged during the coming months and years, as he worked tirelessly first to rally his country and then to defeat Hitler. But Churchillregarded as the savior of his nation, and of the entire continentcould not have done it alone. As prize-winning historian Jonathan Schneer reveals in Ministers at War, Churchill depended on a team of powerful ministers to manage the war effort as he rallied a beleaguered nation. Selecting men from across the political spectrumfrom fellow Conservative Anthony Eden to leader of the opposing socialist Labor Party Clement AttleeChurchill assembled a War Cabinet that balanced competing interests and bolstered support for his national coalition government. The group possessed a potent blend of talent, ambition, and egotism. Led and encouraged by Churchill, the ministers largely set aside their differences, at least at first. As the war progressed, discord began to grow. It reached a peak in 1945: with victory seemingly assured, Churchill was forced by his Minsters at War to dissolve the Government and call a General Election, which, in a shocking upset, he lost to his rival Attlee. Authoritatively recasting our understanding of British high politics during World War II, Schneer shows that Churchill managed the war effort by managing his team of supremely able yet contentious cabinet members. The outcome of the war lay not only in Churchills individual brilliance but also in his skill as an executive, and in the collective ability of men who muted their personal interests to save the world from barbarism.
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      -- Mister Chartwell.
      By Hunt, Rebecca
       2011, c2010., Adult, HarperCollins Call No: Fic Hun    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "In 1964, while in his bed, Winston Churchill is visited by Mr. Chartwell. In her home in Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young and alone, answers her door to her new lodger. It's Mr. Chartwell. Mr. Chartwell is a huge, black dog - charismatic and seductive. Can Esther and Winston withstand his strange powerful charms and strong hold as their lives are slowly drawn together? In this utterly original, moving, funny and exuberant novel, Rebecca Hunt explores how two unlikely lives collide as Mr. Chartwell's motives are revealed to be far darker and deeper than they seem."--Publisher.