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Counting One's Blessings
The Collected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Taschenbuch von William Shawcross
Sprache: Englisch

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One of the revelations of William Shawcross's official biography of the Queen Mother was her private correspondence. Indeed the Sunday Times described her letters as 'wonderful ... brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness.'
Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood and her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face. They reveal - in her own words - the little girl writing to her family; the young woman who, eventually, accepted Prince Albert's proposal; the Duchess of York, embracing the public role demanded of her, on royal tours both at home and abroad. They reveal, too, her shock when she and her husband realized that he would become King, the dreadful toll exacted by the Second World War, culminating in the King's tragically early death, and her determination to find a role for herself during her long widowhood. Full of wit, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, Queen Elizabeth's letters offer a chronicle not only of her long life, but of the twentieth century.
One of the revelations of William Shawcross's official biography of the Queen Mother was her private correspondence. Indeed the Sunday Times described her letters as 'wonderful ... brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness.'
Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood and her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the person behind the public face. They reveal - in her own words - the little girl writing to her family; the young woman who, eventually, accepted Prince Albert's proposal; the Duchess of York, embracing the public role demanded of her, on royal tours both at home and abroad. They reveal, too, her shock when she and her husband realized that he would become King, the dreadful toll exacted by the Second World War, culminating in the King's tragically early death, and her determination to find a role for herself during her long widowhood. Full of wit, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, Queen Elizabeth's letters offer a chronicle not only of her long life, but of the twentieth century.
Über den Autor
William Shawcross became a writer after leaving University College, Oxford in 1968. He was in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet occupation; this inspired his first book, a biography of Alexander Dubcek, the Czechoslovak leader, which was published in 1970. In 1995 he wrote the BBC Television series Monarchy. In 2002 his BBC Television series and book, Queen and Country celebrated the Queen¿s Golden Jubilee and examined the changing face of Britain during her reign. He lives in England.
Zusammenfassung
The Queen Mother's witty, entertaining and insightful correspondence, published together for the first time.
Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 690
ISBN-13: 9780330535779
ISBN-10: 0330535773
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shawcross, William
Hersteller: Pan
Maße: 203 x 127 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: William Shawcross
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2013
Gewicht: 0,817 kg
preigu-id: 126772783
Über den Autor
William Shawcross became a writer after leaving University College, Oxford in 1968. He was in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet occupation; this inspired his first book, a biography of Alexander Dubcek, the Czechoslovak leader, which was published in 1970. In 1995 he wrote the BBC Television series Monarchy. In 2002 his BBC Television series and book, Queen and Country celebrated the Queen¿s Golden Jubilee and examined the changing face of Britain during her reign. He lives in England.
Zusammenfassung
The Queen Mother's witty, entertaining and insightful correspondence, published together for the first time.
Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 690
ISBN-13: 9780330535779
ISBN-10: 0330535773
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shawcross, William
Hersteller: Pan
Maße: 203 x 127 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: William Shawcross
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2013
Gewicht: 0,817 kg
preigu-id: 126772783
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