A fascinating and dramatic investigation into the events that led to Winston Churchill becoming Prime Minister against the odds
Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His books have been translated into twenty-two languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs, Inheritance, Priscilla and Six Minutes in May. He has been longlisted for the Booker Prize twice, was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
History books should give us insight and information, surprise and
entertainment, and allow us to see the world, an incident or a
character differently. Nicholas Shakespeare’s Six Minutes in May
delivers in abundance.
*Observer, Best Books of 2017*
Unputdownable… Us[es] new evidence with a novelist’s feeling for
personality and atmosphere
*Guardian, Best Books of 2017*
Of the abundant new books on the Second World War, Nicholas
Shakespeare’s Six Minutes in May…takes the prize. The familiar
story of how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister in 1940
has never been told so amusingly, nor in such detail
*Daily Telegraph, Best History Books of 2017*
Nicholas Shakespeare’s Six Minutes in May: How Churchill
Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister…is as gripping as a novel. Apart
from being meticulously researched, thoroughly original and
beautifully written, the book is an important reminder of the fact
that the direction of history can change in a heartbeat
*History Today, Best History Books of 2017*
An eloquent study in how quickly the political landscape can change
-- and history with it
*The Economist, Books of the Year 2017*
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