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A review by chauisauth
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
NOT A REVIEW, JUST SOME THOUGHTS
I loved this book. It was such a good read. Lady Glenconner's resilience and commitment were nothing short of inspiring. A couple of chapters had me in tears, and the ending, although, if I am honest, I was expecting some version of the sucker punch it was- but it didn't make it any less shocking.
There were so many times one hoped that she would take a lesson from her friend Princess Margret and tell the 3rd Baron Glenconner to shove it, but I suppose that's 21st century sensibilities- we have to account for the fact that in those days, divorce or separation was taboo. (I guess this may qualify as a spoiler- sorry people!)
When the reading in itself was so absorbing generally speaking, I craved slightly more detail- and some depiction of emotion in certain chapters- which was present in some respects in a few chapters, but in others, important themes seemed brushed aside with the flip of a page.
I loved this book. It was such a good read. Lady Glenconner's resilience and commitment were nothing short of inspiring. A couple of chapters had me in tears, and the ending, although, if I am honest, I was expecting some version of the sucker punch it was- but it didn't make it any less shocking.
There were so many times one hoped that she would take a lesson from her friend Princess Margret and tell the 3rd Baron Glenconner to shove it, but I suppose that's 21st century sensibilities- we have to account for the fact that in those days, divorce or separation was taboo. (I guess this may qualify as a spoiler- sorry people!)
When the reading in itself was so absorbing generally speaking, I craved slightly more detail- and some depiction of emotion in certain chapters- which was present in some respects in a few chapters, but in others, important themes seemed brushed aside with the flip of a page.
Will definitely be reading her next book.