The Churchill's Secret by Jonathan Smith
A story of great human triumph in the life of a much loved public figure - a TV tie-in edition published alongside the major ITV drama starring Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan and Rachel Stirling.
Delightful, funny, heart-warming * Mail on Sunday *
The Churchill Secret KBO will inevitably be compared with The King's Speech when the television adaptation airs in a few months, but it brings a uniquely personal and intimate tone to one of Britain's most famous lives, shining a subtle yet penetrating light on the pain of ageing and the maxim that Churchill lived by, and which gives this fine book its full title: Keep Buggering On -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *
Told with elegance and wit * New Statesman *
Smith's ingenious novel guides the reader effortlessly through the corridors of power * Mail on Sunday *
The Churchill Secret KBO will inevitably be compared with The King's Speech when the television adaptation airs in a few months, but it brings a uniquely personal and intimate tone to one of Britain's most famous lives, shining a subtle yet penetrating light on the pain of ageing and the maxim that Churchill lived by, and which gives this fine book its full title: Keep Buggering On -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *
Told with elegance and wit * New Statesman *
Smith's ingenious novel guides the reader effortlessly through the corridors of power * Mail on Sunday *
Jonathan Smith was educated in Wales and at St John's College, Cambridge. KBO: The Churchill Secret, his seventh novel, is being adapted into a major ITV drama. An earlier novel, Summer in February, was made into a feature film, starring Dan Stevens and Dominic Cooper.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349141411 |
| ISBN 10 | 034914141X |
| Title | The Churchill's Secret |
| Author | Jonathan Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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