Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Good Books rating 4.25
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- ID: 156
- Added: 2025-09-03
- Updated: 2025-09-03
- ISBN: 9781400067893
- Publisher: Random House Incorporated
- Published: 2012-01-01
- Reviews: 3
A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the queen's public and private lives, providing coverage of such topics as her teen romance with Philip, her contributions during World War II and the scandals that have challenged her family. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)
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- Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch is a festinating, albeit lengthy at times, audio book for true fans of the monarchy.
- She always carried herself with such grace and dignity.
- Some occurrences in her life were seriously stranger than fiction, such as the person who broke into her room in the palace.
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- God save the Queen. She is a human being, and an extraordinary one at that.
- Elizabeth’s position, and her duty to uphold its honor, is who she is at her core—Queen and country always come before wife and mother.
- Elizabeth rarely makes a misstep, remaining the solid center that keeps the monarchy standing.
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- See the trials she endured, and watch as she handles it all with grace- both the good and the bad.
- She’s represented the monarchy with grace and dignity.
- This is a very in depth look at Queen Elizabeth’s life, giving readers a rare glimpse of how fragile the line is between the desire for openness and the need for retaining a certain air of mystery.