First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill by Sonia Purnell

Bridget Osborne spoke to Sonia Purnell, the author of ‘First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill’, being published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death (or 70th anniversary of VE Day or 75th anniversary of Churchill becoming Prime Minister – take your pick!) Without Winston Churchill’s inspiring leadership Britain could not have survived its darkest hour and repelled the Nazi menace. Without his wife Clementine, however, he might never have become Prime Minister. By