Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill TC_Bestseller Amal Shahid has always been

Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet

John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels

and heart-stopping account draws upon survivor interviews

down-the-rabbit-hole debut reads like The Girls by way of The Virgin Suicides

and THE CURE—and discusses a group he calls the “Spiritual Alchemists

Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill TC_Bestseller Amal Shahid has always beenFrom the bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, this thrilling biographical account of the life and legacy of Wintson Churchill is a "nail biter and top notch character study rolled into one" (The New York Times). At the age of twenty four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, to cover the brutal colonial war