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Do Let's Have Another Drink!: The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Gareth Russell
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emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
I am a fan of Russell's work, particularly his podcast Single Malt History with Gareth Russell. So when I heard he was releasing a new book (sadly his Young Damned & Fair is still on my TBR pile) I investigated if I could get a copy of it through my local library and I was lucky enough that they had ordered a copy.
This is not a traditional biographical book, so if you do not know a great deal about Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the Queen Mother, I would recommend starting with a different book. That being said this book will definitely give you a glimpse into Elizabeth as a person outside of the offices that she held during her lifetime. All of the anecdotes that Russell included were entertaining and interesting. I am sure that this took a great deal of work as many of the sections were from anecdotal stories of people who knew or knew someone who knew Elizabeth.
I really enjoyed Russell's weaving of Elizabeth's enjoyment of drinking throughout the book. It is clear that she really enjoyed an intense drink quite regularly and the way that she forced guests to imbibe was also quite entertaining to read about. Also, my favourite story had to be the tour where she walked in on a guest in the bathroom.
History lovers and people with an interest in the monarchy are sure to enjoy this book.
This is not a traditional biographical book, so if you do not know a great deal about Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the Queen Mother, I would recommend starting with a different book. That being said this book will definitely give you a glimpse into Elizabeth as a person outside of the offices that she held during her lifetime. All of the anecdotes that Russell included were entertaining and interesting. I am sure that this took a great deal of work as many of the sections were from anecdotal stories of people who knew or knew someone who knew Elizabeth.
I really enjoyed Russell's weaving of Elizabeth's enjoyment of drinking throughout the book. It is clear that she really enjoyed an intense drink quite regularly and the way that she forced guests to imbibe was also quite entertaining to read about. Also, my favourite story had to be the tour where she walked in on a guest in the bathroom.
History lovers and people with an interest in the monarchy are sure to enjoy this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Dementia
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