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1 online resource (1 audio file (1020 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Joanna David. |
| Summary |
After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However, it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'. Yet, in many ways, Jennie was deeply loyal to her husband. When he was dying of syphilis, she took him on a round-the-world trip to conceal his violence and mania. He returned in a straitjacket with only weeks to live. After Randolph's death, her great project became her son, Winston... |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Mothers of prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
David, Joanna.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781471208010 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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147120801X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12248344 |
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