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The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

4.5 Stars I've read many books about the Windsors over the decades, but never a biography solely covering Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, known in her unmarried beginnings as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. When I drank in the cover of this book and its title, I surmised I was getting truly a new spin on th......more

I really enjoyed this book. I thought the way Gareth Russell approached this biography was a bit of genius as it created a great way for the reader to sort of dip their toe into this part of the Windsor family story without being overwhelmed by too much information. I will say though I do feel it wa......more

I enjoyed this well written biography of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, which provides an anecdote for every year of her long life. Russell places the Queen Mother within the context of the major events of the twentieth century including the First and Second World Wars and the aftermath of the R......more

I listened to this on Audible, narrated by Fiona Hampton. Very, very, very fun. If you watch The Crown, none of this wit and fizz makes an appearance, which is a shame (if watch The Crown you should also listen to this, I beg of you). The Queen Mother was a character, for sure. And could hold a g......more