{"product_id":"kingmaker-pamela-churchill-harrimans-astonishing-life-of-seduction-intrigue-and-power-from-the-bestselling-author-of-a-woman-of-no-importance-1","title":"Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman's astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power, from the bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, FINANCIAL TIMES, MAIL ON SUNDAY, DAILY EXPRESS, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR, IRISH EXAMINER, LONDON STANDARD, NEW YORKER, POLITICO, APPLE BOOKS, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY and OLDIE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Supremely enjoyable ... With a historian's eye for rigour, a journalist's for detail and a storyteller's for drama'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Rich and riveting'\u003c\/b\u003e GUARDIAN, \u003ci\u003eBEST BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS OF 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I've been gobbling up \u003ci\u003eKingmaker\u003c\/i\u003e ... For years, Pamela's achievements were overshadowed by gossipy whispers about her past. Finally, she has a book that is worthy of her'\u003c\/b\u003e ELIZABETH DAY\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Exhilarating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWest Wing\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e IRISH EXAMINER\u003ci\u003e, BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were scathing - and often downright sexist. Written off as a social climber, her glamorous social life and infamous erotic adventures overshadowed her true legacy. Much of what she did behind the scenes to shape the twentieth century, on both sides of the Atlantic, remained invisible. That is, until now: with a wealth of fresh research, Sonia Purnell unveils for the first time the full, spectacular story of how Harriman left an indelible mark on the world today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There is practically no-one in twentieth-century politics, culture and fashion whose lives she did not touch. Her influence began at age twenty, when her father-in-law, Winston Churchill, engaged her as a \"secret weapon\" during World War II, wining, dining and seducing Americans over to the British cause against Hitler. It continued later in the US, where she hand-picked Bill Clinton from obscurity and vaulted him to the presidency. It extended further, over five decades and two continents, influencing figures like the Kennedys, Nelson Mandela, Truman Capote, Gianni Agnelli, Kay Graham, Gloria Steinem and Frank Sinatra.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written with the novelistic richness and investigative rigour that only Sonia Purnell could bring to this story full of sex, power, yachts, palaces and fabulous clothes, Kingmaker sets out Harriman's rightful place at the heart of recent history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ****\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Rigorous but rollicking'\u003c\/b\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Everyone I know on both sides of the Atlantic seems to be devouring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKingmaker'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e TINA BROWN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An incredible story, beautifully told, of a remarkable woman whose political influence spanned Churchill to Clinton. Quite a woman, quite a read'\u003c\/b\u003e ALASTAIR CAMPBELL\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Superb and fascinating. I can't recommend it more'\u003c\/b\u003e LADY ANNE GLENCONNER, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLady in Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and revelatory, written with great aplomb, insight and shrewd analysis. A triumph'\u003c\/b\u003e WILLIAM BOYD\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'As compelling as its subject'\u003c\/b\u003e TLS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e' Riveting and revelatory'\u003c\/b\u003e THE NEW YORKER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An alluring new biography'\u003c\/b\u003e THE ECONOMIST\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Purnell's research is impeccable'\u003c\/b\u003e SPECTATOR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eKingmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis on to something important. 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