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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: The Official Biography | William Shawcross
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Written with complete access to the Queen Mothers personal letters and diaries, William Shawcross's riveting biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman, whose life spanned the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon,the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August 1900. Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the Royal Archives, William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War; the assured young Duchess of York; the Queen, at last feeling able to look the East End in the face at the height of the Blitz; the Queen Mother, representing the nation at home and abroad throughout her long widowhood. 'This splendid biograpy captures something of the warm glow that she brought to every event and encounter. It also reveals a deeper and more interesting character, forged by good sense, love of country, duty, humour and an instinct for what is right. This is a wonderful book, authoritative, frank and entertaining' Daily Telegraph
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mrsmarch
mrsmarch
The Queen Mother | William Shawcross
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It‘s a hard week. A ridiculous week. I‘m continuing to downsize my “book footprint” in the house because my house is only so big and my husband and children take up more and more room every year. Books I‘ve read, ones I‘ve had on my TBR for ages, ones I just can‘t justify keeping when I haven‘t read them since college. I have to focus more on library checkouts, both physical and electronic, instead of sitting on physical TBRs for years! #anewleaf

Tamra It‘s difficult, but I do find a good cull refreshing once I‘ve decided to undertake the task. 2y
mrsmarch @Tamra this photo doesn‘t even show the two piles of history books and mystery books that I decided to turn in to fundraiser baskets for an event in the spring! Just the ones I couldn‘t figure out how to “theme” for that occasion. 2y
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
The Queen Mother | William Shawcross
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#BookMoods #Royalty I haven‘t read this detailed book about the Queen Mom, it‘s the official biography so no gossip or wild events in this one.😃

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚👏🏻❤️ 2y
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MallenNC
MallenNC
The Queen Mother | William Shawcross
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Here some of my nonfiction bookshelves and apparently I want more so I also signed up for the #2018NonfictionBookExchange hosted by @inwhichHeikereadsharder I've been stuck in the house since it is so cold, so I'm tempted by all these swaps! I'm stopping with this and the #funkopopswap for a while! But narrative nonfiction is one of my favorite genres, so I couldn't resist. Someday I'm going to read this massive bio of the Queen Mother

TheKidUpstairs Richards, and Jagger, and Bowie - Oh My! I love your selection 😍😍 I'm trying to limit my swaps this year, but the non- fiction and Potterhead swaps have me tempted. 6y
MallenNC @TheKidUpstairs Thank you! I love rock star books. Duff McKagan's is really good too. I have a few other Bowie bios but they are in a different room. My books aren't well organized! Swaps are so tempting but I really do have to stop with these until spring. 6y
heikemarie Love! It‘s going to be so fun! 6y
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