Summary:

In this magisterial new biography, New York Times bestselling author
Sally Bedell Smith brings to life one of the world’s most fascinating
and enigmatic women: Queen Elizabeth II. From the moment of her
ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen
Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But
through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the
world’s most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and
never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell
Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public
and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and
Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years
with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace. In Elizabeth
the Queen, we meet the young girl who suddenly becomes “heiress
presumptive” when her uncle abdicates the throne. We meet the
thirteen-year-old Lilibet as she falls in love with a young navy
cadet named Philip and becomes determined to marry him, even though
her parents prefer wealthier English aristocrats. We see the teenage
Lilibet repairing army trucks during World War II and standing with
Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on V-E Day. We
see the young Queen struggling to balance the demands of her job with
her role as the mother of two young children. Sally Bedell Smith
brings us inside the palace doors and into the Queen’s daily
routines—the “red boxes” of documents she reviews each day, the
weekly meetings she has had with twelve prime ministers, her
physically demanding tours abroad, and the constant scrutiny of the
press—as well as her personal relationships: with Prince Philip, her
husband of sixty-four years and the love of her life; her children
and their often-disastrous marriages; her grandchildren and friends.
Compulsively readable and scrupulously researched, Elizabeth the
Queen is a close-up view of a woman we’ve known only from a distance,
illuminating the lively personality, sense of humor, and canny
intelligence with which she meets the most demanding work and family
obligations. It is also a fascinating window into life at the center
of the last great monarchy.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 941.085092 -- General history of Europe British Isles

Book Details:

Physical Description: 6.0"x9.3"x2.0"; 2.3 lb; 688 pages
Edition Info: Hardcover; 2012-01-10

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