Posted by Brock
on 9/11/2009, 16:56:00, in reply to "Re: NY Times reviews Queen Mother biography"
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: This one seems to be a hagiography. If only
: Hugo Vickers had been tapped to write the
: "official" biography! As it is, I
: recommend his book on the Queen Mother over
: this one.
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I don't know about that. I'm only on page 200, but I find Shawcross' account of Elizabeth's early years (pre-1923) a far more engaging, interesting read than Hugo Vickers' version. Although only 45 pages or so, Vickers' coverage of 1900 - 1922 seemed dry as humanly possible.
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