The Prime Minister S Wife

Author : Susan Crosland
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1861055250

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The Prime Minister's Wife by Susan Crosland Pdf

Writing about the world she knows intimately, Susan Crosland, in her incisive and powerful new novel, exposes the effect of political power on marriage and love in today's Britain. Blanche Winslow, a Virginian, passionately loving and loyal by nature, meets and marries an idealistic young Englishman called Luke Dalton. He rises to become the British Prime Minister. Blanche, herself childless, becomes a top Fleet Street interviewer. In the love-hate relationship between politicians and the media, Blanche finds herself increasingly disillusioned by her husband's behaviour as Prime Minister. Her rebellion is encouraged by a growing friendship with Mark Fleetwood, the most articulate of Luke Dalton's press critics. Luke puts her disloyalty down to the self-destructive streak in her family. The Prime Minister and wife present a united front when dining at Buckingham Palace. But behind the scenes, conflicting loyalties, illicit love, violence and treachery are played out inside Numbers Ten and Eleven Downing Street, in the Chancellor's country house at Dorneywood, in the Foreign Secretary's private office. Back in Fleet Street, Blanche decides to break the final taboo.

Author : Mark Hichens
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780720617597

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Prime Ministers' Wives by Mark Hichens Pdf

Much is required of a prime minister’s wife. As a hostess, sympathetic ear and adviser, she must ensure her husband never puts a foot wrong (and never do so herself). Arguably she has one of the hardest jobs in politics – without ever stepping into the House of Commons. Of the wives from the past two centuries featured in this book, nearly all have given their husbands unqualified support in political matters, two notable exceptions being Emily Palmerston and Clementine Churchill, who were always ready to dissent. And, until Audrey Callaghan and Cherie Blair, none had careers of their own. They came from a variety of backgrounds: some, such as Emily Palmerston, Caroline Lamb, Catherine Gladstone and Dorothy Macmillan, from the ruling classes. Two - Clementine Churchill and Margot Asquith - had aristocratic connections, while Lucy Baldwin’s father was a scientist, Mary Ann Disraeli’s was a junior naval officer and Margaret Lloyd George’s a Welsh hill farmer. In terms of their marriages, some were secure, some wobbly and one actually broke down. In the case of Clementine Churchill, her marriage to Winston of fifty-seven years was a particularly remarkable achievement. Mark Hichens examines these women - and one husband, Denis Thatcher - in the light of their personalities and achievements as well as the roles they have indirectly played in British history in this timely volume.

Author : Lavona Fercho
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480897663

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Prime Ministers’ Wives by Lavona Fercho Pdf

Being the wife of a Canadian prime minister offers both rewards and challenges. In Prime Ministers’ Wives, author Lavona Fercho presents a look at the wives and their lives as public figures. Beginning with Isabella Clark Macdonald and ending with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, this collection of thirteen biographical sketches reveals how the role of the wife of Canadian prime ministers has developed throughout the years. Fercho depicts how each wife coped with the battles and intrusions they faced at the prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive. She shares how some wives adopted a minimal public lifestyle, while the more gregarious accepted roles, of charitable chair positions, press conferences, as well as campaigns to promote their husband. Frank and revealing, Prime Ministers’ Wives tells how each wife handled the extreme pressures of the position. Whether personal or public, reported experiences were of marital challenges including infidelity, parentage, alcoholism and mental illness as well as public verbal and physical assault, death threats, and unrelenting scrutiny while promoting a societal recognition of women for equal status.

Author : Heather Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0770425259

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More Than a Rose by Heather Robertson Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:$B40295

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Wives of the Prime Ministers, 1844-1906 by Elizabeth Lee Pdf

Author : Karen Stiller
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496441232

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The Minister's Wife by Karen Stiller Pdf

She never expected to be a minister’s wife. And the life she discovered was more challenging—and more beautiful—than she could have anticipated. We all wrestle with tough questions about life and faith, and Karen Stiller has learned that answers don’t come any easier when you’re married to the minister. What does it mean to live faithfully in our complicated world? Is there a place here for me—the real me? What does everyone expect of me, and what if I fail? In The Minister’s Wife, Karen shines a light on the rhythms and tough realities of the spiritual life for each and every one of us. She explores how community helps us grow; the unexpected beauty of doubt; the messy pain of families and funerals; how church can hurt and heal; and the beauty of showing up when sometimes it is more appealing to go to a coffee shop on a Sunday morning (even when you’re the pastor’s wife). Warm, witty, and achingly honest, The Minister’s Wife is a memoir in essays on choosing to belong, and an invitation to join a spiritual adventure.

Author : Dorothy Kelley Patterson
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780805420630

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A Handbook for Ministers' Wives by Dorothy Kelley Patterson Pdf

Advice for women who are in the challenging role of being married to men who serve in ministry positions.

Author : Felicity Cochrane
Publisher : Signet
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0451082109

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Margaret Trudeau by Felicity Cochrane Pdf

Author : J.D.M. Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459738492

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Being Prime Minister by J.D.M. Stewart Pdf

Being Prime Minister sheds light on the lives of prime ministers as ordinary people, examining them through a variety of experiences most Canadians share.

Author : Lavona Fercho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480897647

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Prime Ministers' Wives by Lavona Fercho Pdf

Being the wife of a Canadian prime minister offers both rewards and challenges. In Prime Ministers' Wives, author Lavona Fercho presents a look at the wives and their lives as public figures. Beginning with Isabella Clark Macdonald and ending with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, this collection of thirteen biographical sketches reveals how the role of the wife of Canadian prime ministers has developed throughout the years. Fercho depicts how each wife coped with the battles and intrusions they faced at the prime minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive. She shares how some wives adopted a minimal public lifestyle, while the more gregarious accepted roles, of charitable chair positions, press conferences, as well as campaigns to promote their husband. Frank and revealing, Prime Ministers' Wives tells how each wife handled the extreme pressures of the position. Whether personal or public, reported experiences were of marital challenges including infidelity, parentage, alcoholism and mental illness as well as public verbal and physical assault, death threats, and unrelenting scrutiny while promoting a societal recognition of women for equal status.

Author : Carol McLeod
Publisher : Hantsport, N.S. : Lancelot Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0889992908

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Wives of the Canadian Prime Ministers by Carol McLeod Pdf

Author : Amaresh Misra
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789351187905

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Minister's Wife by Amaresh Misra Pdf

A hard-boiled, fast-paced narrative about sexual and political corruption in contemporary India Ajit Vajpayee is a drifter. A confused Marxist and a voyeur, his is a life of little action and desperate thoughts"about political ideology, violence and sex. One empty afternoon in Lucknow, a mysterious man who knows his darkest secrets and shares his disillusionment with women offers him an opportunity for adventure: he must spy on a minister's wife, a woman, he is told, with a genius for deception. The unlikely mission takes Ajit to Bombay and Bihar, and he finds himself hopelessly caught up in a murky world of low politics, high crime and twisted carnality. An erotic thriller set against the backdrop of caste conflicts, mafia intrigue and the amorality of a modern world driven purely by ambition and wealth, The Minister's Wife is a racy and rewarding read.

Author : Jeana Floyd
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780892216987

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10 Things Every Minister's Wife Needs to Know by Jeana Floyd Pdf

MINISTRY IS A CHALLENGING VOCATION, EVEN IN THE BEST OF TIMES. WHILE THE PASTOR OR YOUTH MINISTER IS THE PUBLIC FACE OF HIS CHURCH, THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WHO PLAYS A VITAL SUPPORTING ROLE BEHIND THE SCENES - A ROLE THAT CAN BE CENTRAL TO ITS SUCCESS OR STRUGGLES. BEING THE WIFE OF A PASTOR OR YOUTH MINISTER CAN BE TREMENDOUSLY REWARDING, BUT IT IS ALSO A COMMITMENT OF TIME, PERSONAL INVESTMENT, AND PATIENCE. JEANA FLOYD PROVIDES A CLEAR, CONCISE, AND HONEST VIEW OF THIS LIFE. WITH "INTERACTIVE TESTIMONIES" INCLUDED FROM VARIOUS PASTORS' WIVES AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER, THE BOOK SHARES POIGNANT AND POWERFUL INSIGHTS ANY WOMAN OR WIFE CAN APPRECIATE.

Author : Cherie Booth,Cate Haste
Publisher : Random House UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Prime ministers' spouses
ISBN : 0099462028

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The Goldfish Bowl by Cherie Booth,Cate Haste Pdf

When your husband (or wife, in Denis Thatcher's case) becomes Prime Minister, and the doors of No.10 close behind you, every aspect of life is suddenly changed. This was what Cherie Booth discovered. Intrigued, Cherie and social historian Cate Haste set out to explore the experience of previous political generations since the 1950s. Based on personal interviews, diaries and letters, and the accounts of surviving spouses, families, close friends and colleagues, the story begins with three Conservatives - Clarissa Eden, Dorothy Macmillan and Elizabeth Home. Then comes a shift with the Labour governments and the different backgrounds and attitudes of Mary Wilson and Audrey Callaghan, before the contrasting experiences of Denis Thatcher and Norma Major. Set against the flow of dramatic events on the world stage, this illuminating book explores the pressures of life in the 'goldfish bowl' and offers fascinating insight into the 'political marriage' and the changing role of the leader's spouse.

Author : Sasha Swire
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0349144400

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Diary of an MP's Wife by Sasha Swire Pdf