Matriarch: Queen Mary And The House Of Windsor

Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

Review 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 Tuchman 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 Anne Edwards never disappoints. . . . A fascinating portrait of an impoverished