Bedtime re-reading as I prepare
for the upcoming book tour for
THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS. 👑👑👑
Bedtime re-reading as I prepare
for the upcoming book tour for
THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS. 👑👑👑
First of all, I can't believe that this was published over 20 years ago! Where has time gone? I think most British people remember where they were/what they doing when they heard about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was a very sad time & one of the few instances then when the monarchy were not in step with the mood of the country. On to the book.
It‘s a hard week. A ridiculous week. I‘m continuing to downsize my “book footprint” in the house because my house is only so big and my husband and children take up more and more room every year. Books I‘ve read, ones I‘ve had on my TBR for ages, ones I just can‘t justify keeping when I haven‘t read them since college. I have to focus more on library checkouts, both physical and electronic, instead of sitting on physical TBRs for years! #anewleaf
Reading this for my RL bookclub. This falls somewhere between historical novel/ romance/ political commentary etc but, at 300+ pages in the e-book, doesn't have the heft to do any one of them justice, I feel. It's rather light on details, or maybe I'm not invested in the book. For instance, (1/2 way through) the maharaja has just died and only now is the significance of the religions of his wives emphasised.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The You‘re Wrong About (podcast) deep dive on this started me down a rabbit hole of books and movies about the British royal family and I finally came back around to the book that started it. If that‘s a topic/genre that interests you, this is worth a read!
#BookMoods #Royalty I haven‘t read this detailed book about the Queen Mom, it‘s the official biography so no gossip or wild events in this one.😃
4.5⭐️ Took me a little bit to get into it, but I quite liked the overall tone of the book and in the end I really liked it. #2021 #fiction #basedonatruestory #bookreview #bookstagram #historicalfiction #wwii #greatdepression #royalfamily #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021 +16pts
This was my April #doublespin book
An exciting story and some very interesting characters. Based on the British Royal Family and their fictional members of staff. When there is trouble at the palace, the Queen and one of her staff investigate what has been going on behind the scenes . The troubles include a murder, poison letters, a stalking and a missing painting from the Queens own collection.
https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/Winter-2122-reads
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#mystery
#royalfamily
#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
The storyline flips from the 1910s to the 1990s, from Rachel's life as the owner of a shop specializing in early 20th century clothing to a Mary Kirk who is the best friend and confidante of Wallis Simpson. A complicated time when women were emerging from Victorian morés and realizing their own self worth. The death of Princess Diana is a side note in this book. ⬇️
Two storylines connected by Wallis Simpson and Princess Diana! How could I not read (listen to) this?!? Quite engaging. I felt the 1930-40s storyline was more interesting and detailed. The 1990s storyline just supported it. 3/5👑s