Without Churchill’s inspiring leadership
Britain could not have survived its darkest
hour and repelled the Nazi menace. Without
his wife Clementine, however, he might
never have become Prime Minister. By
his own admission, the Second World War
would have been ‘impossible without her’.

Clementine was Winston’s emotional rock
and his most trusted confidante; not only
was she involved in some of the most
crucial decisions of war, but she exerted
an influence over her husband and the
Government that would appear scandalous
to modern eyes. Yet her ability to charm
Britain’s allies and her humanitarian efforts
on the Home Front earned her deep respect,
both behind closed doors in Whitehall
and among the population at large. Her
dedication to his cause may have had tragic
consequences for their children, but theirs
was a marriage that changed the course of
history.

Now, acclaimed biographer Sonia Purnell
explores the peculiar dynamics of this
fascinating union. From the personal
and political upheavals of the Great War,
through the Churchills’ ‘wilderness years’
in the 1930s, to Clementine’s desperate
efforts to preserve her husband’s health
during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia
presents the inspiring but often ignored
story of one of the most important
women in modern history.

£1 off early bird tickets bought before
11th November from the Oundle Box
Office.

Belinda Bauer: The Beautiful Dead
Tuesday 6th December, 7.45pm
St Peter’s Church, Oundle, PE8 4AL

Come and hear about the highly anticipated
and extraordinary new crime novel from
Belinda Bauer, twice winner of Crime
Novelist of the Year. The Beautiful Dead is
Belinda’s seventh book.

Eve Singer needs death. With her career
as a TV crime reporter flagging and
increasing pressures at home, she’ll do
anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience.
Her career is built on the bones of the
dead; her one aim to secure that perfect
shot of the body bag. And luckily for Eve,
there is a serial killer at work in London…
The killer needs death too. He sees
beauty in death and revels in watching
his victims take their final breath. For
the killer, the line between artist and
executioner is irrevocably blurred. He
even advertises his macabre public
performances, inviting the public to see his
‘show’.

When he contacts Eve and offers her
unpresented access to his plans, she
welcomes the chance to be first with the
news from every gory scene. Until she
realizes that the killer has two obsessions:
One is public murder, and the other one is
her . . .

£1 off early bird tickets bought before 29th
November from the Oundle Box Office.
Tickets £8, conc. £6, from the Oundle Box
Office, 4 New Street, Oundle, open
Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm on 01832 274734
or at www.oundlefestival.org.uk

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