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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
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Extraordinary life but felt slightly uncomfortable with the money wasted by them
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I always wondered “what do ladies in waiting do, especially in this modern era?” and this answered that for me.
Anne’s life is a whirlwind!
I occasionally had a hard time keeping up with all the celebrities and aristocrats getting name dropped. I think I liked the bits about Anne’s family and her relationship with Princess Margaret the best.
Anne’s life is a whirlwind!
I occasionally had a hard time keeping up with all the celebrities and aristocrats getting name dropped. I think I liked the bits about Anne’s family and her relationship with Princess Margaret the best.
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I have struggled with my feelings for this book. On one hand, you have a woman who led an extremely privileged life, and on the other hand she couldn't seem to get a grip on her own life.
She married a man, Colin Tennent who most certainly had some sort of mental illness, and I totally understand that mental illness was often misdiagnosed in those days...but to constantly say that he was eccentric, is a disservice to him, and to herself.
I think the biggest issue I had with this book is that she had children, 5 of them, and she routinely left them to be raised by Nanny's or the boarding schools she sent them off to. Again, I understand that in those times and with the aristocracy it is a given that you would "raise" your children this way. But then to be shocked by their behavior absolutely blows my mind.
The one thing I am bothered by the most is the title of the book. Lady in Waiting. I expected to read much more about that part of her life, but the book seemed to be more about her life with her "eccentric" husband and very little about her life and how it intertwined with Princess Margaret.
As for the writing itself, it was ok. It seemed like she was just sitting down to tell a story. So if you go into this book with that in mind, the story is ok.
I received this eARC from Netgalley and Hachette Books in exchange for my honest review.
She married a man, Colin Tennent who most certainly had some sort of mental illness, and I totally understand that mental illness was often misdiagnosed in those days...but to constantly say that he was eccentric, is a disservice to him, and to herself.
I think the biggest issue I had with this book is that she had children, 5 of them, and she routinely left them to be raised by Nanny's or the boarding schools she sent them off to. Again, I understand that in those times and with the aristocracy it is a given that you would "raise" your children this way. But then to be shocked by their behavior absolutely blows my mind.
The one thing I am bothered by the most is the title of the book. Lady in Waiting. I expected to read much more about that part of her life, but the book seemed to be more about her life with her "eccentric" husband and very little about her life and how it intertwined with Princess Margaret.
As for the writing itself, it was ok. It seemed like she was just sitting down to tell a story. So if you go into this book with that in mind, the story is ok.
I received this eARC from Netgalley and Hachette Books in exchange for my honest review.
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There were times when I wasn’t sure about this book. In recent years I’ve become less inclined to become a voyeur into aristocratic life; the stories of privilege in celebrity circles nauseate me sometimes. That said, I really appreciated Glenconner’s balance of stories of privilege with vulnerable anecdotes that brought the humanity back into her memoir. She is honest, unashamed and unapologetic, and particularly for someone of her generation and her position in society, I felt that was a bold and admirable move. Sure, there are forced comments thrown in saluting the Queen and remarking about how much she loved being a mother, but they’re forgivable. The story itself was quite entertaining, and the author’s narration on the audiobook is delightful. I really enjoyed taking a walk through this narrative.
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