Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

by Anne Edwards

Overview

The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her pivotal role in the abdication of her eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, is just one of the events that provide the backdrop for both thrilling biography and for narrating the splendors and tragedies of the entire house of Windsor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442236554
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/08/2014
Edition description:	Reprint Edition of the Classic
Pages:	560
Sales rank:	406,188
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Anne Edwards, a fastidious researcher and accomplished writer, is the author of several bestselling biographies of notable figures, including film stars Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, and Katharine Hepburn, as well as Margaret Mitchell. Edwards’s autobiography, Leaving Home: A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer’s Years Abroad, was published in 2012. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Editorial Reviews

Anne Edwards never disappoints.. .. A fascinating portrait of an impoverished ‘Cinderella’ princess who became a dedicated, powerful, and indomitable queen, and who was indeed a woman of substance.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

A clever and stylishly written biography.. .. For pure glitz and glitter, Matriarch beats anything to be seen on the soaps.

Chicago Sun-Times

Anne Edwards is a magnificent storyteller.. .. [Matriarch is] a vivid and memorable tapestry overflowing with pageantry and fascinating characters.

Robert A. Caro

A magnificent portrayal of majesty.. .. Edwards depicts the whole panorama, from pageantry and protocol to small private detail, with superb narrative finesse, psychological insight, and impressively far-ranging and scrupulous research.

Chicago Tribune

This is a first-class piece of research and reconstruction graced by a first-class writing talent, with a startling royal family scandal buried at the heart of the story.

Barbara W. Tuchman

A magnificent portrayal of majesty. . . . Edwards depicts the whole panorama, from pageantry and protocol to small private detail, with superb narrative finesse, psychological insight, and impressively far-ranging and scrupulous research.

Chicago Tribune

A clever and stylishly written biography. . . . For pure glitz and glitter, Matriarch beats anything to be seen on the soaps.

Chicago Sun-Times

"A magnificent portrayal of majesty. . . . Edwards depicts the whole panorama, from pageantry and protocol to small private detail, with superb narrative finesse, psychological insight, and impressively far-ranging and scrupulous research." ---Chicago Tribune

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