Kingmaker - Pamela Churchill Harriman's astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power (Purnell Sonia)(Pevná vazba)

An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century''s greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, FINANCIAL TIMES, MAIL ON SUNDAY, DAILY EXPRESS, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, SPECTATOR, IRISH EXAMINER, LONDON STANDARD, NEW YORKER, POLITICO, APPLE BOOKS, TOWN & COUNTRY and OLDIE''Supremely enjoyable ... With a historian''s eye for rigour, a journalist''s for detail and a storyteller''s for drama'' FINANCIAL TIMES''Rich and riveting'' GUARDIAN, BEST BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS OF 2024 ''I''ve been gobbling up Kingmaker ... For years, Pamela''s achievements were overshadowed by gossipy whispers about her past. Finally, she has a book that is worthy of her'' ELIZABETH DAY''Exhilarating'' MAIL ON SUNDAY, BOOKS OF THE YEAR ''Anna Karenina meets West Wing'' IRISH EXAMINER, BOOKS OF THE YEARWhen Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were scathing - and often downright sexist. Written off as a social climber, her glamorous social life and infamous erotic adventures overshadowed her true legacy. Much of what she did behind the scenes to shape the twentieth century, on both sides of the Atlantic, remained invisible. That is, until now: with a wealth of fresh research, Sonia Purnell unveils for the first time the full, spectacular story of how Harriman left an indelible mark on the world today.There is practically no-one in twentieth-century
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