Review of 'The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A well researched account of the first year or so of Churchill's wartime premiership, made quite charming by focussing on the personal lives of a small "cast" - Churchill, his youngest daughter Mary and daughter-in-law Pamela, his secretary Colville and detective Thomson, and also including some vignettes of Harry Hopkins, William Averell Harriman, Rudolf Hess, and a few others. A little hagiographic, but very enjoyable.