2020 non-fiction book by Catherine Katz
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
^ "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 .
^ a b "Managing the Bedbugs, Bathroom Shortages and Big Egos at Yalta" . The New York Times . 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-31 .
^ a b 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 .
^ Adam Rath and Liz Cantrell (September 23, 2020). "Must-Read Books of Fall 2020" . Town & Country Magazine .
^ Judy Carmack Bross (March 20, 2021). "Next, The Movie" . Classic Chicago Magazine . Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ Ronnie Moore Neumann (October 1, 2020). "Winnetka's Catherine Grace Katz" . Sheridan Road Magazine . Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Ronnie Moore Neumann (January 1, 2021). "Daughter Diplomats" . Daily North Shore . Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ Alexis Coe (February 12, 2021). "Alexis Coe's 7 Books to Read For President's Day" . Good Morning America.com . Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Best Nonfiction Books 2020" . Publishers Weekly . December 2020.