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  • The Queen and Lord M

  • By: Jean Plaidy
  • Narrated by: Jilly Bond
  • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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On the morning of 20 June 1837, an 18-year-old girl is called from her bed to be told that she is Queen of England. The young queen’s first few years are beset with court scandal and malicious gossip: There is the unsavoury Flora Hastings affair, a source of extreme embarrassment to the queen; the eternal conflict between Victoria and her mother; and the young queen’s hatred for Sir John Conroy, her mother’s close friend. Then there is the Prime Minster, Lord Melbourne - "Lord M" - worldly cynic and constant companion to the queen, himself a veteran of many a latter-day scandal. He proves to be her guiding light - until the dashing Price Albert appears and she falls hopelessly in love.…
©1973 Jean Plaidy (P)2012 Isis Publishing Ltd
Fiction Historical Fiction Royalty
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Simply MOST ENJOYABLE…

I am re-listening this book and experience such joy as I did the first time round …
Highly recommendable when you enjoy British history beautifully presented by such a great narrator!

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