{"product_id":"9781398527720-passionate-mothers-powerful-sons","title":"Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating biography of two famous women whose sons, Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt, would change the course of the 20th century by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating biography of two famous women whose sons, Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt, would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born into upper class America in the same year, 1854, \u003cb\u003eSara Delano \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eJennie Jerome\u003c\/b\u003e refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives as little-known wives to prominent men. Instead, both women concentrated their energies on enabling their sons to reach\u003cb\u003e the epicentre of political power on two continents\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the mid-19th century, the British Empire was at its height, France’s Second Empire flourished and the industrial vigour of the USA was catapulting the republic towards the Gilded Age. Sara and Jennie, raised with privilege but subject to the constraints of women’s roles at the time, learned how to\u003cb\u003e take control of their destinies, Sara in the prosperous Hudson Valley and Jennie in the glittering world of Imperial London. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Yet their personalities and choices were dramatically different. \u003cb\u003eA vivacious extrovert\u003c\/b\u003e, Jennie married Lord Randolph Churchill, rising politician and scion of a noble British family. Her \u003cb\u003edeft social and political manoeuvrings \u003c\/b\u003ehelped not only her mercurial husband but, once she was widowed, \u003cb\u003eher ambitious son, Winston\u003c\/b\u003e. By contrast, \u003cb\u003edeeply conventional\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Delano married a man as old as her father. But once widowed, \u003cb\u003eshe made Franklin, her only child, the focus of her existence\u003c\/b\u003e. Thanks in large part to her financial support and to her guidance, \u003cb\u003eFranklin acquired the skills he needed to become a successful politician.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against one hundred years of history, \u003ci\u003ePassionate Mothers, Powerful Sons\u003c\/i\u003e is a study in loyalty and resilience. \u003c\/b\u003eGray argues that Jennie and Sara are too often presented as lesser figures rather than \u003cb\u003etwo remarkable individuals who were key in shaping the characters of the sons \u003c\/b\u003ewho adored them, and \u003cb\u003epreparing them for leadership on the world stage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful biographer and acclaimed historian, Charlotte Gray breathes new life into Sara and Jennie. Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, \u003ci\u003ePassionate Mothers, Powerful Sons\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not just born but made. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40853795471457,"sku":"9781398527720","price":21.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31784079.jpg?v=1734597381","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398527720-passionate-mothers-powerful-sons","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}