âIreland draws unforgettable sketches of life in the Churchill circle, much like Erik Larson did in The Splendid and the Vile.ââKirkus âĸ âFascinatingâĻ well-researched and well-written.ââAndrew Roberts âĸ âBeautifully writtenâĻ A triumph.ââDamien Lewis âĸ âFascinating, acute and touching.ââSimon Sebag Montefiore
We think we know Winston Churchill: the bulldog grimace, the ever-present cigar, the wit and wisdom that led Great Britain through the Second World War. Yet away from the House of Commons and the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill was a loving family man who doted on his children, none more so than Randolph, his only boy and Winston's anointed heir to the Churchill legacy.