''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 Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

, published on September 29, 2020, by

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. The company is based in the Financial Dist ...

. The book tells the story of Sarah Churchill (daughter of

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

), Anna Roosevelt (daughter of

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

), and

Kathleen Harriman Kathleen Harriman Mortimer (1917–2011) was an American journalist and socialite who played an important role in helping her father and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt with behind-the-scenes management of the American delegation to the Yalta ...

(daughter of

W. Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce un ...

) — all of whom accompanied their fathers to the Yalta Conference, where they had roles that were unofficial but nonetheless important.

Reception

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

Jennet Conant Jennet Conant (born July 15, 1959) is an American non-fiction author and journalist. She has written five books about World War II, three of which have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list: ''Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the ...

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

References

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