AUGUST 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Beth Eyre shares the personal triumphs and heartbreaks of a young woman who is caught in the middle of WWII, Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter, Mary. Taken directly from Mary’s wartime diaries, this audiobook explores the day-to-day life of a young woman who is both growing up at the center of a powerful British family and becoming her own person during turbulent times. While the majority of this work is skillfully narrated by Eyre, it’s a delight to hear Mary Churchill’s real-life daughter, Emma Soames, discuss her mother’s experiences at the start of the audiobook. The combination of Eyre and Soames makes this audiobook a must-listen for those fascinated by the Churchill family or WWII. V.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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While the majority of this work is skillfully narrated by Beth Eyre, it’s a delight to hear Mary Churchill’s real-life daughter, Emma Soames, discuss her mother’s experiences at the start of the audiobook. The combination of Eyre and Soames makes this audiobook a must-listen for those fascinated by the Churchill family or WWII.”
Wall Street Journal
Both a historic record of wartime Britain and an unabashed love letter to her father. The voice that comes through is uncensored, ebullient, and guileless.”
Historical Novels Society
Mary’s diaries are a remarkably generous gift to posterity. Even though she was only sixteen when she began the diaries, she knew she had a front row seat to some of the most important events in history. This is not a book to devour, but one to relish. The language is fresh and lively, and some of her nuggets of wisdom may be useful even today.”
AUGUST 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Beth Eyre shares the personal triumphs and heartbreaks of a young woman who is caught in the middle of WWII, Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter, Mary. Taken directly from Mary’s wartime diaries, this audiobook explores the day-to-day life of a young woman who is both growing up at the center of a powerful British family and becoming her own person during turbulent times. While the majority of this work is skillfully narrated by Eyre, it’s a delight to hear Mary Churchill’s real-life daughter, Emma Soames, discuss her mother’s experiences at the start of the audiobook. The combination of Eyre and Soames makes this audiobook a must-listen for those fascinated by the Churchill family or WWII. V.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
