Posted by jinja
on 9/11/2009, 3:48:23, in reply to "Re: NY Times reviews Queen Mother biography"
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I have only read into the early 1920's. I did enjoy the descriptions of Elizabeth's childhood at Glamis and Walden Bury with her large and energetic family. But I have the feeling that once she'd failed her exams and given up academic endeavor for parties, Elizabeth changed. Her early life involved a picture of upper class British life in the early twentieth century, especially during World War I. That was when she learned to relate easily to everyone, as she did all her life. But Lady Elizabeth seemed less serious after the war was over and she entered the social whirl. Assessing her future mostly meant looking over the marital prospects. Eventually, as she decided her future, the stronger side of her character evidently emerged - but I haven't read that far.
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