Good Afternoon Kindred Spirits...
today we are featuring our final Book Club for Summer....
Book clubs continue to be a wonderful way
to meet people or gather your friends and discuss
something that everyone enjoys and shares an interest in.
The book I am featuring in this post, is actually
a birthday gift and before I sent it off,
I wanted to be sure you had a sneak peek in case
you wanted to pick up a copy for yourself!
As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins,
Winston and Clementine Churchill’s daughters each
had a unique relationship with their famous father.
Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story.
Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls – Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary – would have shone. But they were not in another family, they were Churchills, and neither they nor anyone else could ever forget it. From their father – ‘the greatest Englishman’ – to their brother, golden boy Randolph, to their eccentric and exciting cousins, the Mitford Girls, they were surrounded by a clan of larger-than-life characters which often saw them overlooked. While Marigold died too young to achieve her potential, the other daughters lived lives full of passion, drama and tragedy.
Diana, intense and diffident; Sarah, glamorous and stubborn; Mary, dependable yet determined – each so different but each imbued with a sense of responsibility toward each other and their country. Far from being cosseted debutantes, these women were eyewitnesses at some of the most important events in world history, at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Yet this is not a story set on the battlefields or in Parliament; it is an intimate saga that sheds light on the complex dynamics of family set against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.
Drawing on previously unpublished family letters from the Churchill archives, The Churchill Sisters brings Winston’s daughters out of the shadows and tells their remarkable stories for the first time.
Winston and Clementine Churchill’s daughters each
had a unique relationship with their famous father.
Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story.
Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls – Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary – would have shone. But they were not in another family, they were Churchills, and neither they nor anyone else could ever forget it. From their father – ‘the greatest Englishman’ – to their brother, golden boy Randolph, to their eccentric and exciting cousins, the Mitford Girls, they were surrounded by a clan of larger-than-life characters which often saw them overlooked. While Marigold died too young to achieve her potential, the other daughters lived lives full of passion, drama and tragedy.
Diana, intense and diffident; Sarah, glamorous and stubborn; Mary, dependable yet determined – each so different but each imbued with a sense of responsibility toward each other and their country. Far from being cosseted debutantes, these women were eyewitnesses at some of the most important events in world history, at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Yet this is not a story set on the battlefields or in Parliament; it is an intimate saga that sheds light on the complex dynamics of family set against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.
Drawing on previously unpublished family letters from the Churchill archives, The Churchill Sisters brings Winston’s daughters out of the shadows and tells their remarkable stories for the first time.
Book Clubs are such fun little parties with a small menu of tiny bites!
Today, we have little tea sandwiches , chicken salad and fresh garden veggies!
Today, we have little tea sandwiches , chicken salad and fresh garden veggies!
Have you tried any of the cold water infused teas?
They are super refreshing during hot summer months....
Serve your iced tea in a pretty glass and add some fresh summer fruits
for a delightful refreshment......top it off with a dash of sparkling wine......
for a delightful refreshment......top it off with a dash of sparkling wine......
Your guests will enjoy seeing your seasonal serving pieces,
so pick your favorites when designing your party......
so pick your favorites when designing your party......
For our sweet ending, I baked this delicious lemon poundcake.....
good lordy this is good......from a box no less.....
good lordy this is good......from a box no less.....
I believe this is the first time I tried this cake mix,
and I will tell you....it's marvelous!
Moist and lemony...it's on my list of favorites!
and I will tell you....it's marvelous!
Moist and lemony...it's on my list of favorites!
Who wouldn't want to partake in a slice of this heavenly lemon cake.....
So, how delightful.....a good book, delicious food and lovely
friends to share it with!
friends to share it with!
Delightful! The book sounds intriguing...I prefer non-fiction to fiction. Thank you for the ideas from foods to book.
ReplyDeleteHi Vee...I am so like you...I mostly read biographies and autobiographies as opposed to fiction. Hope you are living the dream up there in Maine! Hugs!
DeleteThank you for this interesting sounding reading suggestion!!!!
ReplyDeleteLoving your August Blog Look. Your Headers are always lovely. And this Background is perfect.
Happy August!
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And a very happy August to you too....my least favorite month....I plan on gearing up for the fall season....thank you as always for your visit and kind comments...hugs from Texas!
DeleteYou are a talented food styler and photographer. I'm so glad ladies still eat tea sandwiches -- so elegant.
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen..I must tell you how much I love your name..it's beautiful....and I appreciate your visit and sweet comment....have a lovely August!
DeleteI must find some of that tea!! August is my least favorite month, too....counting down to September First - 26 days and a wake up!
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