{"title":"Emma Soames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmma Soames\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of history through the lens of personal narratives and cultural moments. Her works delve into the lives of notable figures and the nuances of wartime experience, inviting readers to reflect on the past with empathy and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, her writing blends meticulous research with vivid storytelling, making complex histories accessible and engaging. Fans of evocative biographies and richly detailed historical accounts will find her books both informative and captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mary-churchills-war-by-emma-soames-9781529341522","title":"Mary Churchill's War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'It wasn't easy being a Churchill child - and only Mary managed it with serenity and aplomb, as her diary of wartime ATS service shows' ANNE DE COURCY, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Mary's affectionately intimate and emotionally volatile diaries [...] are an informal record that perfectly complements Churchill's own six authoritative volumes of memoirs of the second world war ... This is a happy book' \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating and intimate insight into the iconic Prime Minister's family life' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e'I am not a great or important personage, but this will be the diary of an ordinary person's life in war time. Though I may never live to read it again, perhaps it may not prove altogether uninteresting as a record of my life'\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nIn 1939, seventeen-year-old Mary found herself in an extraordinary position at an extraordinary time: it was the outbreak of the Second World War and her father, Winston Churchill, had been appointed First Lord of the Admiralty; within months, he would be Prime Minister.\n\nThe young Mary Churchill was uniquely placed to observe this remarkable historical moment, and her diaries—most of which have never been published—provide a front-row view of the great events of war, as well as exchanges and intimate moments with her father. But they also capture what it was like to be a young woman during wartime. An impulsive and spirited writer, full of coming-of-age self-consciousness and \u003ci\u003ejoie de vivre\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary's diaries are untrammelled by hindsight or self-censorship or nostalgia.\n\nFrom aid raid sirens at 10 Downing Street to seeing action with the ATS, from cocktail parties with presidents and royals to accompanying her father on key diplomatic trips, Mary's wartime diaries are full of colour, rich in historical insight, and a charming and intimate portrait of life alongside Winston Churchill.\n\n\u003cb\u003eCompiled and edited by Mary's daughter, Emma Soames, in collaboration with The Churchill Archives Centre.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596893339884,"sku":"9781529341522","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529341522-mary-churchill-s-war.jpg?v=1777944260"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/emma-soames.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}