Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards
Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards
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Royal Sisters
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret

Author: Anne Edwards

Narrator: Corrie James

Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/05/2017

Synopsis

In Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards, author of the bestselling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject. From birth to maturity, they were the stuff of which dreams are made.

"I'm three and you're four," the future Queen, then a child, imperiously informed her sister. The younger girl, not understanding this reference to their position in the succession, proudly countered, "No, you're not. I'm three, you're seven."

The royal sisters had no choice in their historic positions, but behind the palace gates and within the all-too-human confines of their personalities, they displayed tremendous individuality and suffered the usual symptoms of sibling rivalry. Royal Sisters provides an unprecedented and intimate portrait of these most famous siblings during their formative and dramatic youthful years. It is also one of the twentieth century's most fascinating stories of sisterly loyalty.

About Anne Edwards

Anne Edwards, a fastidious researcher and accomplished writer, is the author of several bestselling biographies of notable figures, including film stars Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, and Katharine Hepburn, as well as Margaret Mitchell. Anne's autobiography, Leaving Home: A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer's Years Abroad, was published in 2012. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Leslie

I enjoyed this book -- it's readable and well-researched but doesn't get bogged down in too much detail. She avoids the big trap of getting pulled into gossip. My big quibble, however, has to do with the misleading title. It's not the story of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret -- it ends about......more

Goodreads review by Carole

This was an interesting and very detailed account of Elizabeth's ascent to the throne and beyond. It shared some details of the sisters, but I would say this book is incorrectly named as it doesn't go as in-depth into the relationship of Elizabeth and Margaret as one would think, based on the title.......more

Goodreads review by Zosi

A well written book focusing mostly on the Coronation and the Townsend affair. I thought the book covered more of the girls’ lives and some clarification would have been nice, but the book is still extremely well sourced and quoted.......more

Goodreads review by Brittany

I quite enjoyed this book. I have fallen in love with the royals as many have recently with the beautiful Princess Kate joining Prince William and their adorable children. Add to it the Netflix series The Crown and the truth behind the intrigue is undeniable. Now, these were not my only reasons for......more

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