"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.