~ Hardcover
~ New Release - 2023
Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt
Both born to upper-class American families in 1854, Sara Delano and Jennie Jerome refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives as little-known wives to prominent men. Instead, they concentrated their energies on enabling their sons to reach the epicenter of political power on two continents . . .
Award-winning historian Charlotte Gray breathes new life into these women with her trademark impeccable research and intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a study in loyalty and resilience that offers a fascinating and fulsome portrait of how leaders are not just born but made.
"An enlightening study of two mothers’ crucial influence upon sons who would make history. Gray strikes an expert balance between the big picture and intimate glimpses of each woman." -- Publishers Weekly