The Daughters of Yalta:
The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
First edition (US)
AuthorCatherine Grace Katz
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWorld War II
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
HarperCollins (UK)
Publication date
September 29, 2020
Media typePrint
Pages416[1]
ISBN978-0-358-11782-7 (Hardcover)
940.53141

The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War is a 2020 book by American historian Catherine Grace Katz, published on September 29, 2020, by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[2][3][4][5]

The book tells the story of Sarah Churchill (daughter of Winston Churchill), Anna Roosevelt (daughter of Franklin Delano Roosevelt), and Kathleen Harriman (daughter of W. Averell Harriman) — all of whom accompanied their fathers to the Yalta Conference, where they had roles that were unofficial but nonetheless important.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Reception

Publishers Weekly lauded the book as "a fresh take on a decisive moment in the history of WWII and the Cold War,"[13] and ranked it as one of the best nonfiction books of 2020.[14]

Jennet Conant, reviewing the book for The New York Times, said it was "entertaining" and "packed with vivid personalities (and) insider observations about a pivotal moment in history."[2]

Moira Hodgson, writing for The Wall Street Journal, commended the book as "skillfully written and meticulously researched."[3]

References

  1. "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Managing the Bedbugs, Bathroom Shortages and Big Egos at Yalta". The New York Times. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. 1 2 Moira Hodgson (2020-09-25). "'Daughters of Yalta' review: Big Three, Little Three: In the high stakes negotiations on the Black Sea, these women played a hidden role". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. Adam Rath and Liz Cantrell (September 23, 2020). "Must-Read Books of Fall 2020". Town & Country Magazine.
  5. Judy Carmack Bross (March 20, 2021). "Next, The Movie". Classic Chicago Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. Ronnie Moore Neumann (October 1, 2020). "Winnetka's Catherine Grace Katz". Sheridan Road Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. Juliet Nicolson (October 17, 2020). "Diplomatic Daughters Go Behind the Scenes at Yalta: Sarah Churchill, Kathy Harriman and Anna Roosevelt Are Horrified by What They Saw on Their Trip to the Crimea Says Catherine Grace Katz". The Spectator Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. Anne de Courcy (February 2, 2021). "Bugged Flowerbeds and Bathroom Lockpicking: What Really Went On at the Yalta Conference: Allied Leaders Came to Crimea to Carve up Europe – and Brought their Kids.Catherine Grace Katz's The Daughters of Yalta Tells Their Story". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. Ronnie Moore Neumann (January 1, 2021). "Daughter Diplomats". Daily North Shore. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  10. Alexis Coe (February 12, 2021). "Alexis Coe's 7 Books to Read For President's Day". Good Morning America.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. Kirkus Reviews (June 17, 2020). "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. Walter Clemens (October 20, 2020). "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War". New York Journal Of Books. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  13. "Nonfiction Book Review: The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz". Publishers Weekly. June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. "Best Nonfiction Books 2020". Publishers Weekly. December 2020.
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