The Queen Mother : The Official Biography (Hardcover)

from hobbitprincess

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, for the most part. Towards the end, it got a bit boring because there were just lists and lists of all the places the Queen Mother visited, represented, supported, etc. The first part of the book was by far the more interesting part. The author's epilogue sums up t...

from bookmarkaussie

A big 900 page biography of the Queen Mothers life. I asked my Mother a few years ago what she had thought of the book, she told me that she enjoyed it. Now that I have read it I must concur. You would think that it would get repetitive, but it maintains it's interest thought out. I was impressed...

from yooperprof

950 pages of text! You might ask yourself, is such length really necessary for a person who, however charming, was not really "a world historical figure"? 400 pages - maybe. 600 pages for an exceptionally full account that includes "longeuers". But 950 pages? You have to be a masochistic royalty-...

from BAP1012

Extensive biography of the Queen Mum. It's well-written and thorough. My only concerns with the book are that foreign phrases are not translated for those who don't speak the language AND that the descriptions of her last years seem to be more impartial than the first 3/4 of the book. Still these...

from BAP1012

Extensive biography of the Queen Mum. It's well-written and thorough. My only concerns with the book are that foreign phrases are not translated for those who don't speak the language AND that the descriptions of her last years seem to be more impartial than the first 3/4 of the book. Still these...