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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Van Der KistePublisher: Fonthill Media Ltd Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9781781554357ISBN 10: 1781554358 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 November 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Van der Kiste has written a very readable account, not just of the three sisters but also of the world in which they lived. He's particularly good on the effects of the second world war and in placing the people into a world to which we can relate (King Constantine of Greece's youngest brother Andrew was the father of Philip, who's better known to us as the Duke of Edinburgh) and excels at bringing the personalities off the page as individuals, which must have been particularly challenging when so many have the same - or similar - names.""-- ""The Bookbag""" Van der Kiste has written a very readable account, not just of the three sisters but also of the world in which they lived. He's particularly good on the effects of the second world war and in placing the people into a world to which we can relate (King Constantine of Greece's youngest brother Andrew was the father of Philip, who's better known to us as the Duke of Edinburgh) and excels at bringing the personalities off the page as individuals, which must have been particularly challenging when so many have the same - or similar - names. --The Bookbag Van der Kiste has written a very readable account, not just of the three sisters but also of the world in which they lived. He's particularly good on the effects of the second world war and in placing the people into a world to which we can relate (King Constantine of Greece's youngest brother Andrew was the father of Philip, who's better known to us as the Duke of Edinburgh) and excels at bringing the personalities off the page as individuals, which must have been particularly challenging when so many have the same - or similar - names. -- The Bookbag Author InformationJohn Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and Alfred - Queen Victoria's Second Son for Fonthill . He lives in Devon Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |