Sonia Purnell is an acclaimed biographer, whose first book 'Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition' was long-listed for the Orwell prize and was variously described as 'brilliant' 'rollicking' and 'devastating'.Her new book - Clementine: The Life of Mrs Winston Churchill' - has received fulsome praise on both sides of the Atlantic. Critics have hailed it as 'admirable', 'engrossing', 'eye-opening', 'scrupulous' 'enthralling' 'compellingly readable' and 'full of surprises.' Praise has been poured on this ground-breaking portrait of a flawed but formidable woman from such esteemed sources as Lynne Olson, the Wall Street Journal, Amanda Foreman, Miranda Seymour and Blanche Wiesen Cook. The Daily Telegraph has already named it as one of the best books of 2015. Members of the Churchill family have also given a warm welcome to a work that drew on a variety of new sources, as well as the considerable expertise and material of the Churchill Archives in Cambridge and the Imperial War Museum in London.Sonia, known for her meticulous research and lively writing and speaking style, has recently completed a tour of several US cities to discuss her work, and plans to return soon.The book is also published in the UK under the title, First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill.Sonia, an experienced journalist and commentator, lives in London with her husband and two boys.