Staff Recommendation - Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Elizabeth the Queen Mother

by Grania Forbes [B qEl43f]

A fascinating book about Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, mother of the current Queen Elizabeth II. Begins with her birth as you move about the rarefied, aristocratic world she was born into. The story bounces back and forth between her and her future husband, King George VI (known as "Bertie") as they grow up, court, and marry. You move through history and see it from her perspective: WWI, WWII, the abdication, Lord Louis Mountbatten's assassination, the wedding and death of Diana, and the Queen Mother's funeral. Photos on every page. A fast read - it took this reader only four hours to get through - and so interesting. -- recommended by Charlotte K. - Bennett Martin Public Library/Reference

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