Deborah Cadbury

In 1936, the monarchy faced the greatest threats to its survival in the modern era – the crisis of abdication and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country rested in the hands of George V’s sorely unequipped sons: Edward VIII abandoned his throne to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson; Prince Henry preferred the sporting life of a country squire; the glamorous and hedonistic Prince George, Duke of Kent, was considered a wild card; and stammering George VI felt himself woefully unprepared for the demanding role of King. Meer

*JEWISH CHRONICAL CRITICS' CHOICE: NON-FICTION OF THE YEAR 2022*
'A devastatingly affecting book. . . Bunce Court! I keep saying the name to myself because it encapsulates all that is gentle and comically charming about wartime England' The Times
'Emotionally compelling' Observer

'All the violence I had experienced before felt like a bad dream. Meer

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: her role as matchmaking grandmother. Meer