You're the only person I've met who has read "The Last Lion" other than myself. Excellent biography! Highly recommend.
It’s too bad Manchester died before completing the last volume. However, Reid did a good job of finishing it. His prose was not as magisterial as Manchester’s, but Churchill’s own quotes and writings provided enough majesty. I am currently on the last volume of Churchill’s biography of the Duke of Marlborough. I had read an abridged (worthless) version about 10 years ago.