Elizabeth the Queen: The most intimate biography of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Softcover

Smith, Sally Bedell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405932163 ISBN 13: 9781405932165

Publisher: Penguin, 2017

Synopsis

'To have any understanding of the Queen you must first read this book' Amanda Foreman

In THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY, discover Elizabeth, the woman behind the throne, from the bestselling British Royal Family writer, Sally Bedell Smith.

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An intimate portrait of Her Majesty the Queen.

This definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth II is the first all-round, up-close picture of one of the most fascinating, enigmatic and admired women in the world.

With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh insights on her public persona and her private life. It also explores her close relationships with her family, her children, and Prince Philip.

This book will transport you back to a moment nine decades ago when a young Princess Elizabeth first discovered her destiny. Here we see how over the years she has navigated through the political challenges and personal sacrifices ahead of her, to put the Crown, the Country and her unswerving sense of duty first.

There is so much more to our Queen than that which is reported, but in these pages we at last get to meet the leader, strategist, and diplomat; the daughter, wife, mother and grandmother - Elizabeth the Queen.

'Sally Bedell Smith offers her readers the illusion of knowing the Queen as a friend' The Economist

'A worthy addition to the shelves of royal watchers everywhere' The Independent

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Review:

Sally Bedell Smith offers her readers the illusion of knowing the queen as a friend (The Economist)

The book has much to recommend it, being extensively researched, fluently written and containing quite a lot of intriguing "new" information (The Telegraph)

A worthy addition to the shelves of royal watchers everywhere (Sunday Independent)

Incisive... well researched (Choice Magazine)

A thoroughly good read (Daily Mail)

About the Author:

Sally Bedell Smith is the author of the bestselling biographies of Diana, Princess of Wales, John and Jacqueline Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pamela Churchill Harriman and Bill Paley. A contributing editor at Vanity Fairsince 1996, she previously worked at Time and The New York Times, where she was a cultural news reporter. Sally is the mother of three children and lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Stephen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1405932163
• ISBN 13: 9781405932165
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720