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Queen Mother - Official Biography
William Shawcross
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Description for Queen Mother - Official Biography
Paperback. The official biography of the Queen Mother, published to great hardback acclaim, beautifully repackaged for mass-market paperback Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's 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 Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the Royal Archives, William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World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 ... Read more
Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's 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 Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the Royal Archives, William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Books / Random House
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
923g
Number of Pages
1120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330434300
SKU
V9780330434300
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About William Shawcross
William Shawcross became a writer after leaving University College, Oxford in 1968. Since then he has written and travelled widely. His many books include Queen and Country, which celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee and was also a BBC television series.He lives in London.
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