Victoria and Abdul (Movie Tie-In): The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant (Media tie-in) (Paperback)

from lauriebrown54

By the time Queen Victoria started the last decade of her life, she had lost her beloved Prince Albert in 1861 and her Scottish personal servant, John Brown, in 1883- many people speculated that she and Brown were secretly married, they were so close. She was a sad and lonely woman. Then, unexpec...

from acargile

This book is NOT for everyone; it's not narrative non-fiction. It's a little dry, but I really enjoyed it. i found the story really interesting. I felt that the author gave the information without too much bias, but others in my book club disagreed. I don't know if Karim was living off of the Que...

from briandrewz

As someone who didn't really have any knowledge about Victoria's Indian Secretary, the Munshi, I really didn't go into this book with any preconceived notions. This is an excellent study examining the relationship between Queen Victoria, Abdul, and the London Court. The author does an incredible ...