IPhone 3G used's review (Fun with the Hanoverians) 『Queen in Waiting, published originally in 1967, is the story of Caroline of Ansbach, wife to the future George II, before she became queen.
This book starts out rather gloomily, with Caroline's spiritless mother, Eleanor, making a disastrous second marriage that nearly results in her being poisoned. Fortunately, smallpox saves Eleanor by widowing her a second time, and with Eleanor's decline and death soon following, the story switches to the much more interesting figure of Caroline herself. We follow Caroline into her marriage with George Augustus, whose father is destined to become King George I of England. In what would apparently become a Hanoverian family tradition, George I and George Augustus hate each other heartily, and their jockeying for power once the family moves from Hanover to England forms most of the plot of the novel.
Caroline is an intelligent, shrewd opportunist who is quick to take advantage of George I's unattractive personality by ingratiating herself with the people. Though George I succeeds in getting control of some of Caroline's children, Caroline is no victim like her mother; the fight never goes out of her. I also liked George Augustus's mother-in-law, Sophia, who is pleased when George Augustus takes up with an English mistress: "It should improve his English," she tells the furious Caroline. Sophia is one of several cheerfully cynical characters here.
There are some repetitive moments; we're reminded way too often that George I has locked up his wife because of her love affair.
Amusingly, once the Hanoverians move to England, Plaidy reminds us of their heavy German accents by having the Prince and Princess of Wales speak sentences such as these: "Ve vill think of something, my tearest." This usually works well enough, but it tends to undermine Plaidy's more dramatic moments.
All in all, though, this novel left me looking forward to more dysfunctional family fun with its sequel, Caroline, the Queen.』
(Don't wait to Read This Book!) 『Caroline had a sad and confusing childhood with her mother and brother. Eventually, she meets Sophia Charlotte and they become best friends. Sophia Charlotte introduces Caroline to the world of learning, in which Caroline quickly becomes involved. Caroline also becomes a friend with Sophia, who has a very good chance of becoming the next ruler of England. Caroline is convinced to marry George, Sophia's grandson. Around this same time, Sophia Charlotte dies, leaving Caroline desolate. Caroline eventually bears many children, and is smart enough to know how to deal with her husband properly. Her father-in-law is also created King of England, since Sophia recently died. Caroline was smart enough to learn English, so she and her husband or loved much more than the king in England. The king has his revenge, though. Their son is made to live in Germany, and their younger children are sent to live with the king. Somehow, Caroline and George live through the reign, and are crowned King and Queen.
I enjoyed this book a lot. Caroline is an admirable woman that I would be proud to have my friend (if she were alive). Plaidy brings her to life so vividly, I feel like I know her.』
(Woman in the Middle) 『The survival of the British monarchy as a popular institution owes a lot to its queens who were, more often than not, more intelligent than their husbands. Caroline of Ansbach is such a queen. Well-educated and from one of the poorer German principalities, Caroline married into the boorish House of Hanover. It isn't long before she discovered she's caught between a loathsome, vindictive father-in-law, George I, and her not-too-bright and domineering husband, the future George II.
The House of Hanover, newly ascended to the English throne, would not have survived on the personal popularity of its kings. It took the cleverness of Caroline coupled with that of Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister, to keep things in balance. Jean Plaidy tells the tale of the reign of George I through the personal trauma of this most remarkable of English Queens.』
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In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. 『Rising up from the ashes of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age are an electrifying musical force who have inspired a whole new music movement. Members come and go but leader Josh Homme has kept the band on an upward path from club beginnings to major success. This tells how Nick Oliveri, one of rock's original madmen, was ousted by member Josh Homme and gives details of their new album Lullabies to Paralyze.』
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IPhone 3G used's review (She Has Made A Masterpiece Of The Morbid, Worthy Of Poe's Daughter...) 『THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED BY ANNE RICE NARRATED BY FRANK MULLER UNABRIDGED 15 AUDIO CASSETTES, 21.75 HOURS.
Copyright 1988 by Anne Brien Rice Performance copyright 1994 by Recorded Books, Inc. Cover art by Tom Caldwell; copyright 1994 by Recorded Books, Inc. Recorded by arrangement with Random House Audio Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0 7887 0100 2.
"The writings of best-selling author Anne Rice have been called swooningly sensual, unflinchingly gory and surprisingly literary. In The Queen of the Damned, Rice plunges readers into ancient civilizations from Egypt to South America, weaving the threads masterfully into a rich tapestry of the violent, sensual and powerful history of vampirism. Enhanced by Frank Muller's deep sensuous tones, Rice's mesmeric storytelling envelops the listener, creating an indescribably powerful listening experience.
Akasha---the mother of all vampires---has awakened from her 6,000 year sleep determined to become mankind's bloodthirsty savior. Lestat, the rougue vampire is at her side, an unaware accomplice. Across the world, the sleep of humans and vampires has been disturbed by a mysterious dream about twins with fiery red hair who suffer unspeakable tragedy. In a shocking and memorable climax these stories collide with the fate of both humankind and the immortals hanging in the balance.
"... SHE HAS MADE A MASTER PIECE OF THE MORBID, WORTHY OF POE'S DAUGHTER... It is hard to praise sufficiently the originality of Miss Rice."---Wall Street Journal [from the back of case cover]』 『15 Cassettes Plays 21.75 hours』 fetish『 The Queen of the Grove and Other Tales 』
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Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Tabloid Trash) 『 Seward should be ashamed of herself for this enormously biased gossip rag. It's quite easy to trash the Princess now... after all, the dead have a much more difficult time defending themselves.』
(Palace Propoganda) 『This book is definitely biased in favor of the House of Windsor. It appears that the author thought it prudent to align herself with the powers that be rather than report an accurate historical account. There are too many contradictary sources to believe that this is an accurate portrayal of the relationship between the Queen and Princess Diana.』
(Sad...) 『I find Ms. Seward's writing to be painful to read. For an editor of Majesty magazine, I expected her to have class in her manner of writing and respect in her depiction of the British royal family. She would have been well suited as a writer for the tabloids instead. Her manner of retelling is very gossipy, and biased. She can't seem to help but include her spiteful opinions of the late princess. I find her to be a very disrespectful person to be writing such a book. If you are looking for historical background or a respectful account of the Queen and the late princess, this is not the book to read.』
(The Knowledge of a Misunderstood Relationship) 『If you are like half of the population and interested in all the gossip about the House of Windsor and the late Princess of Wales, then this book should be one that you should read. This book is about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana. This book, to my belief, is a piece of evidence on why we as the public should respect Her Majesty, and why we should understand what their relationship is truly about. The book describes Diana's first State duty with the entire Royal Family in November 1984 at the State Opening of Parliament. Diana was having her hair being done for the event and insisted that she wore her hair up knowing that it was not long enough and looked different. The next day Diana's hair was on the headlines not the Queen, on which should have been a day of her publicity. This was the beginning of the popularity contest between these two women. The author Ingrid Seward, is editor of Majesty magazine. She has written many books about the Royal Family that has kept her in the bestsellers list for twelve years. This book all and all will give you a better knowledge about both women and will teach you the inside story of what happened behind the palace walls of two remarkable women and there relationship that is so widely known and questioned by the public.』
(God Save the Queen!) 『Thank you, Ms. Seward for writing a fair and reasonable book. It's gratifying to read a work that illuminates how hard our queen tried to accomodate the late Princess of Wales and what a truly lovely person she is. Elizabeth II is a great queen -- history will bear this out -- and I think we often take her far too much for granted. God bless and keep her!
As a British subject currently residing the states, I remain astonished at the rabid interest our royal family holds for Americans.』
『As the editor of Majesty magazine, author Ingrid Seward developed professional and personal relationships with the royal family. In The Queen&Di, we discover a surprising portrait of the British monarch and the princess, contradicting what the press has previously reported: a fragile Diana battling an unfeeling mother-in-law. And we glimpse much more of the inner workings of the extended royal family.
Entertaining and factual, THE QUEEN&DI stands apart and above the countless, often inaccurate, accounts published to date about Diana. Ingrid Seward reveals for the first time the true relationship between two important women of the 20th century.』
『Ingrid Seward, a prolific writer on the English royal family, was the last journalist to interview Princess Diana before her death in August 1997. In this intriguing book, Seward gives a worm's-eye view of Diana's trouble-plagued life, layered with episodes of betrayal and illness, and she accords full sympathy to the minor noblewoman who became "the people's princess." She is still more sympathetic to Diana's sometime nemesis Queen Elizabeth II, who, in Seward's account, labored endlessly to preserve the dignity of the monarchy in the face of a family that behaved in anything but a dignified manner.
Rising above the caricatures that color the popular press, Seward depicts a queen who tried her best to accommodate Diana--who was, it seems, never shy in voicing her displeasures and had an undeniable flair for recruiting the media in her cause, all the while protesting the press's intrusion into a fairy-tale life that "turned into a Gothic nightmare." Diana's insistence on airing her dirty laundry in public was bound to irritate the ever-sensitive queen, but more, Seward writes, "in her demands for love and sympathy, she gave self-fulfillment precedence over duty"--and for Elizabeth, dereliction of duty was the greatest possible sin one could commit. Their relationship could end only in tears; and so it did, taking much of the English public's good will toward the royal family with it.
Sometimes racy and breathless, but intelligent all the same, Seward's account enlarges our understanding of the internal dynamics of the modern court while delivering no end of scandalous news, just as a palace chronicle should.--Gregory McNamee』
IPhone 3G used's review (Beautiful book) 『I bought this book for mt 981/2 year old cousin. She is just 6 months younger. My cousin is not in good health now bur is a great admirer of the older generation of the family. This book brought a big smile to her face, when she saw the cover. Made her day, Thanks for the book. You made someone very happy.』
IPhone 3G used's review (I'd give it 10 stars if I could!) 『I adored this book! It was a gripping read, and I could not put it down! It was such a page turner that I lost many nights sleep just to finish this truly ADDICTING novel. Run, dont't walk, to your nearest bookstore and pick this treasure up as quick as you possibly can!』
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