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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: The Official Biography (2009)

by William Shawcross(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

140504859X (ISBN13: 9781405048590)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

MacMillan

review 1: Parts of the book are intriguing; however, the book is far too long. The final four chapters are little more than lists of all the activities the Queen Mother took part in during her final years. By contrast, the first half of the book reads more like a social commentary on England and the royal family from 1900 through the end of World War II. At that point, the narrative takes a definite nosedive. If the book had stopped with the death of King George VI, I would have given this book five stars.
review 2: I wanted to read more about the Queen Mother after seeing "The King's Speech." I didn't realize how long this biography was until it came in the mail...943 pages. There was a little TOO much detail for me. It wasn't just in the page numbers (I loved Wa... morelter Isaacson's 650 page biography on Steve Jobs)...there was just so many small details. Of course I wanted to know more about how she felt about Princess Diana...that was a blip in the book. Next I would like to read more about her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Not THAT much. Just a little. less

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