{"title":"Stephanie Barron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Barron\u003c\/strong\u003e weaves intricate tales that blend historical settings with suspenseful mysteries, inviting readers into richly imagined worlds. Her novels often explore notable historical figures and events through gripping narratives that balance intrigue and vivid period detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn works like \u003cem\u003eJane and the Waterloo Map\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThat Churchill Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, Barron masterfully combines crime and thriller elements with literary fiction, offering a compelling cross-genre experience that appeals to fans of both historical drama and psychological intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"that-churchill-woman-by-stephanie-barron-9781524799588","title":"That Churchill Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history's most remarkable women—Winston Churchill's scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/em\u003e meets PBS's \u003cem\u003eVictoria\u003c\/em\u003e in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history's most remarkable women—Winston Churchill's scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century—her son Winston. But Jennie, reared in the luxury of Gilded Age Newport and the Paris of the Second Empire, lived an outrageously modern life all her own, filled with controversy, passion, tragedy, and triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the nineteen-year-old beauty agrees to marry the son of a duke she has known only three days, she's instantly swept up in a whirlwind of British politics and the breathless social climbing of the Marlborough House Set, the reckless men who surround Bertie, Prince of Wales. Raised to think for herself and careless of English society rules, the new Lady Randolph Churchill quickly becomes a London sensation—adored by some, despised by others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtistically gifted and politically shrewd, she shapes her husband's rise in Parliament and her young son's difficult passage through boyhood. But as the family's influence soars, scandals explode and tragedy befalls the Churchills. Jennie is inescapably drawn to the brilliant and seductive Count Charles Kinsky—diplomat, skilled horse-racer, deeply passionate lover. Their affair only intensifies as Randolph Churchill's sanity frays, and Jennie—a woman whose every move on the public stage is judged—must walk a tightrope between duty and desire. Forced to decide where her heart truly belongs, Jennie risks everything—even her son—and disrupts lives, including her own, on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBreathing new life into Jennie's legacy and the glittering world over which she reigned, \u003cem\u003eThat Churchill Woman\u003c\/em\u003e paints a portrait of the difficult—and sometimes impossible—balance among love, freedom, and obligation, while capturing the spirit of an unforgettable woman, one who altered the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThat Churchill Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The perfect confection of a novel... We're introduced to Jennie in all of her passion and keen intelligence and beauty. 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