The King's Speech (Audiobook)

from LisCarey

In 1926, the future King George VI, still merely the Duke of York and with no expectation of ever being King, found his lifelong stammer an increasing obstacle to his increasing public duties. With recommendations from friends, he sought the assistance of Lionel Logue, an Australian-born speech t...

from soniaandree

In a way, reading this book was like reading a chronological narrative, starting with the young Lionel Logue and reading until his death, sharing his fortunes and misfortunes, centering on his relationship with the Duke and the work done to cure his stammer. The style was good, but a bit cold, as...

from LiterateHousewife

Background It has been a very long time since I've consistently gone to a movie theater to see movies that I think I would enjoy. It's been long enough that I pay very little attention to the current movies. It's not until the Oscars are mentioned that I catch even a glimpse of what had been out ...

from SashaM

This is a well written biography of Lionel Logue - speech therapist to King George VI father of the current Queen Elizabeth II. While the king was clearly Logue's most famous client the advances (and recognition of speech therapy) that Logue made are achievements that many people still benefit fr...

from DoingDewey

As the Duke of York a stammer was difficult to live with so a speech therapist was essential. However, many were consulted without results until Lionel Logue, who attributed his progress to the Duke's hard work and the rapport they established. In fact, the two became not only patient and therapi...