Victoria : A novel of a young queen by the Creator/Writer of the Masterpiece Presentation on PBS (CD-Audio)

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I was surprised when I read that Daisy Goodwin had written the Masterpiece drama that would follow Downton Abbey on PBS. Goodwin has written two novels, I read the first but passed on the second. Goodwin studied history at Cambridge and her first assignment was on Queen Victoria. She had access t...

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*I received this book through GoodReads First Reads.* I really enjoyed this re-imagining of Queen Victoria's early years. Instead of the plump, stately old queen which dominated her later reign, the Victoria which emerges in this novel is young, impulsive, energetic, and stubborn. Those familiar...

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I loved reading about Queen Victoria before she became queen and her coming-of-age story as she assumed the throne. It was such a relate-able story as she struggled to grow up and take control of her own life as well as the country. I can't imagine the pressure and responsibility for an 18 year o...

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This was the first novel I have read about Queen Victoria. It is a retelling of the first few years of her reign. Before she ascended to the throne she was kept out of public eye by her mother and Sir. John Conroy. She was 18 when her uncle, the King passed and was able to avoid a Regency. This n...

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VICTORIA by Daisy Goodwin This book covers only Victoria's early life and first few years of her long reign. Goodwin is a writer of historical fiction that borders on “women's fiction.” She has a tendency to emphasis the more salacious and gossip laden events in the life of the person written abo...