Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen | 誠品線上

Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen

內容簡介

內容簡介 “太棒了……比任何傳記都更好地描繪出女王！”——星期日電訊報“它充滿了細節和對話，讓所有對她最重要的人也變得栩栩如生。”——每日郵件 英國最受歡迎的作家之一AN Wilson，以女王登基白金禧紀念前夕為構思，回顧女王在10歲的時候發現自己是王位繼承人，從15歲起就堅定地愛著的希臘菲利普王子，他們的友誼綻放成熱烈的愛情，最重要的是，我們了解到她驚人的使命感和公共責任感，這在二戰的黑暗歲月和她父親健康狀況不佳的日子有更多的展現。時而有趣，時而悲傷，用這本書向敬愛的女王和她輝煌的一生致敬。 'Superb... captures our Queen better than any biography' - Sunday Telegraph'It's packed with detail and conversations that bring to life all those who have been most important to her.' - Daily MailThe moments in life of "knowing ". On Bognor Beach, with Grandpa England, she had "known " that he, and Papa, and she, would carry something on, something given, something bigger than themselves.Lilibet: a carefree child, a lover of horses and dogs, devoted to her family. And the girl who would be Queen.A.N. Wilson, one of England's most beloved writers, imagines the Queen on the eve of her platinum jubilee. We watch as she discovers, at the tender age of ten, that she is heir to the throne. We witness her meet the dashing Prince Phillip of Greece, who she loved steadfastly from the age of fifteen, and see their friendship blossom into passionate love. Above all, we learn of her astonishing sense of vocation and public duty, which grew during the dark years of WWII and her father's subsequent years of ill health.By turns funny, tender and tragic, Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen honours our beloved monarch and her illustrious reign.Praise for A.N. Wilson's The King and the Christmas Tree:'An unlikely hero has a master storyteller to tell his tale. The King and the Christmas Tree is a poignant Christmas treat' - Lucy Worsley'Reads like a thriller; a tale of human courage and resistance' - Lady Antonia Fraser'I loved this book, not read without shedding a tear, reminding us that true democracy goes hand-in-hand with true kingship' - Roy Strong"

作者介紹

作者介紹 A.N. WilsonA. N. Wilson holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London.

商品規格

活動

• 童書館慶▶童書滿$988贈法國18色鉛筆一組
• 6/9-6/20 兒童文學|滿1500折120
• 6/20前 全站滿$3,000享9折
• 6/20前 全站滿$1,500享92折
• 6/20前 外文日｜單筆滿$1,200享9折