{"product_id":"the-quest-for-queen-mary-paperback","title":"The Quest for Queen Mary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Pope-Hennessy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHugo Vickers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos ... this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the funniest, most eccentric books of the year' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraig Brown, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, \u003c\/b\u003e it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Queen Mary\u003c\/i\u003e is set to be a classic of royal publishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pope-Hennessy (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pope-Hennessy \u003c\/b\u003ewas a British biographer and travel writer. His books included \u003ci\u003eLondon Fabric \u003c\/i\u003e(for which he was awarded the Hawthornden Prize), \u003ci\u003eSins of the Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e (an account of the Atlantic slave traffickers), \u003ci\u003eAnthony Trollope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria at Windsor and Balmoral\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1974. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Vickers (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Vickers \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Princess Andrew of Greece and the Duchess of Windsor. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. His polemic, \u003ci\u003e The Crown - Truth \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e attracted international publicity in 2018.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48288571293945,"sku":"9781529330618","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WxpiuKEHuX9781529330618.webp?v=1776247261","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-quest-for-queen-mary-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}