VOYAGE AROUND QUEEN EXAIIE PB

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<p><strong>THE <em>SUNDAY TIMES</em> BESTSELLER</strong></p><p><strong><em>THE TIMES</em></strong>and <strong><em>SUNDAY TIMES</em> BEST MEMOIR OF 2024</strong> ... 'GENIUS'</p><p>A<strong> BOOK OF THE YEAR</strong>for the<strong><em>SPECTATOR</em>, <em>MAIL ON SUNDAY</em>, <em>NEW STATESMAN</em>, <em>FINANCIAL TIMES</em>, <em>INDEPENDENT</em>, <em>TELEGRAPH</em>, <em>SUNDAY EXPRESS</em></strong>and <strong><em>THE TABLET</em>.</strong></p><p><strong>From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of <em>One Two Three Four</em> and <em>Ma'am Darling</em> turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography.</strong></p><p><strong>'A crown jewel among royal biographies' <em>OBSERVER</em></strong></p><p><strong>'Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh' <em>SPECTATOR</em></strong></p><p><strong>'Absolutely fascinating' Ruth Langsford, <em>LOOSE WOMEN</em></strong></p><p><strong>'A very unusual masterpiece' <em>SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</em></strong></p><p><strong>'Brilliantly funny and well-researched' <em>FINANCIAL TIMES</em></strong></p><p>Virginia Woolf compared her to a caterpillar; Anne Frank kept pictures of her on the wall of her annex; Jimi Hendrix played her tune; Haile Selassie gave her a gold tiara; Dirk Bogarde watched <em>Death in Venice</em> with her; Andy Warhol envied her fame; Donald Trump offended her; E.M. Forster confessed he would have married her, if only she had been a boy.</p><p>Queen Elizabeth II was famous for longer than anyone who has ever lived. When people spoke of her, they spoke of themselves; when they dreamed of her, they dreamed of themselves. She mirrored their hopes and anxieties. To the optimist, she seemed an optimist; to the pessimist, a pessimist; to the awestruck, charismatic; and to the cynical, humdrum. Though by nature reserved and unassuming, her presence could fill presidents and rock gods with terror. For close to a century, she inhabited the psyche of a nation.</p

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008557508

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

232 x 151 x 41 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct