The Daughters of Yalta
{{Short description|2020 non-fiction book by Catherine Katz}}
{{Infobox book
| name = The Daughters of Yalta:
The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
| image = File:The Daughters of Yalta.jpg
| alt =
| caption = First edition (US)
| author = Catherine Grace Katz
| country = United States
| language = English
| subject = World War II
| genre = Non-fiction
| publisher = Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
HarperCollins (UK)
| pub_date = September 29, 2020
| media_type = Print
| pages = 416{{Cite web |url=https://hmhbooks.com/books/The-Daughters-of-Yalta/9780358117827 |title=The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz|website=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |accessdate=July 31, 2021}}
| awards =
| isbn = 978-0-358-11782-7
| isbn_note = (Hardcover)
| dewey = 940.53141
}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/books/review/the-daughters-of-yalta-catherine-grace-katz.html|title=Managing the Bedbugs, Bathroom Shortages and Big Egos at Yalta|date=2020-09-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-daughters-of-yalta-review-big-three-little-three-11601072367/|title='Daughters of Yalta' review: Big Three, Little Three: In the high stakes negotiations on the Black Sea, these women played a hidden role|author=Moira Hodgson|date=2020-09-25|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-GB}}{{cite journal| title= Must-Read Books of Fall 2020 | journal= Town & Country Magazine | date= September 23, 2020 |author=Adam Rath and Liz Cantrell| url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g33793830/best-fall-books-2020 }}{{cite web| url= https://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/next-the-movie/ |title= Next, The Movie|newspaper=Classic Chicago Magazine |date=March 20, 2021| author= Judy Carmack Bross |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}
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.{{cite web| url= https://jwcdaily.com/sheridanroadmagazine/2020/10/01/winnetkas-catherine-grace-katz/ |title= Winnetka's Catherine Grace Katz|newspaper=Sheridan Road Magazine |date=October 1, 2020| author= Ronnie Moore Neumann |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/diplomatic-daughters-go-behind-the-scenes-at-yalta |title=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|newspaper=The Spectator Magazine |date=October 17, 2020| author= Juliet Nicolson |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/bugged-flowerbeds-bathroom-lockpicking-really-went-yalta-conference/amp/ |title=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 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=February 2, 2021| author= Anne de Courcy |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url= https://jwcdaily.com/2021/01/01/daughter-diplomats |title=Daughter Diplomats|newspaper=Daily North Shore |date=January 1, 2021| author= Ronnie Moore Neumann |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/author-alexis-coe-shares-books-read-presidents-day-75845452|title=Alexis Coe's 7 Books to Read For President's Day |newspaper=Good Morning America.com |date=February 12, 2021| author= Alexis Coe |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews//daughters-yalta/|title=The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War |newspaper=Kirkusreviews.com |date=June 17, 2020| author= Kirkus Reviews |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/daughters-yalta-churchills|title=The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, the Roosevelts and the Harrimans: A Story of Love and War |newspaper=New York Journal Of Books |date=October 20, 2020| author= Walter Clemens |accessdate=July 31, 2021 }}
Reception
Publishers Weekly lauded the book as "a fresh take on a decisive moment in the history of WWII and the Cold War,"{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-358-11785-8 |title=Nonfiction Book Review: The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine Grace Katz |date=June 25, 2020 |website=Publishers Weekly |accessdate=July 31, 2020}} and ranked it as one of the best nonfiction books of 2020.{{cite journal| title= Best Nonfiction Books 2020 | journal= Publishers Weekly | date= December 2020 | url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2020/nonfiction#book/book-5}}
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."
Moira Hodgson, writing for The Wall Street Journal, commended the book as "skillfully written and meticulously researched."
References
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Category:2020 non-fiction books
Category:Houghton Mifflin books
Category:English-language non-fiction books
Category:American non-fiction books
Category:Books about World War II
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