The Queen Mother
The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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3.5 • 49 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Packed with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of The Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother has been called the "most successful queen since Cleopatra." Her personality was so captivating that even her arch-enemy Wallis Simpson wrote about "her legendary charm." Portrayed as a selfless partner to the King in the Oscar-winning movie The King's Speech, The Queen Mother is most often remembered from her later years as the smiling granny with the pastel hats. When she died in 2002, just short of her 102nd birthday, she was praised for a long life well lived.
But there was another side to her story. For the first time, Lady Colin Campbell shows us that the untold life of the Queen Mother is far more fascinating and moving than the official version that has been peddled ever since she became royal in 1923. With unparalleled sources--including members of the Royal Family, aristocrats, and friends and relatives of Elizabeth herself—this mesmerizing account takes us inside the real and sometimes astonishing world of the royal family.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
I was very disappointed in this book due primarily to the author's extremely harsh and continual critical tirades about The Queen Mother. I was very distracted by the continual bards. If the author's intention was to portray the Queen Mother as a ruthless, vindictive, wench...then he certainly achieved that. Pity!
Slam book
Mean spirited and full of here say. For every positive attribute of the Queen Mother the author tried to come up with ten fold negative. I tried to remain neutral and open to the Queen Mother as a human being with imperfections but I could not finish this book because of the obvious “slam” perspective of the author.
This book is pure trash
I thought I was reading a biography on the queen mother, instead I've read a book of pure "rumors". Everything in this book is dripping with vitriol. Don't waste your money on it!