The Queen Mother, by William Shawcross

“The official biography”, “Here is the witty girl who won the affections of convalescing soldiers during the First World War… the assured young Duchess of York helping her reluctant husband assume the throne when his brother abdicated… the stalwart Queen refusing to take refuge from the bombing of London, risking her own life to instill courage and hope in others who were living through the Blitz.”

Published in 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover, with dust jacket intact. 1096 pages of text, and photographs (black and white). In very good condition.