La ragazza di Buckingham Palace
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Edimburgo, 1932. Marion Crawford è una giovane insegnante, brillante e ambiziosa, e ha un sogno nel cassetto: dedicarsi all’educazione dei ragazzi più disagiati, perché l’istruzione possa diventare appannaggio di tutti. Ma il destino per lei ha in serbo tutt’altro, qualcosa di assolutamente inaspettato…
Londra, 1936. Marion è a Buckingham Palace ed è la governante delle due principesse, Elizabeth e Margaret Windsor. Durante la sua permanenza a Palazzo, Marion non solo vede crescere le due ragazze, ma assiste in prima persona a importanti cambiamenti all’interno della monarchia che la riguarderanno in prima persona. Con il passare degli anni infatti, Marion non sarà più responsabile di una giovane principessa, ma della futura regina d’Inghilterra. Questo rapporto privilegiato avrà per Marion importanti conseguenze, specialmente quando incontrerà George, un uomo più grande di lei di cui si innamorerà perdutamente. Marion, infatti, si troverà a un bivio: essere fedele alla Corona o seguire il suo cuore? Non sarà una decisione facile da prendere, specialmente se in gioco c’è la sua reputazione… Un romanzo appassionante che racconta il mondo straordinario dei reali di Inghilterra dalla prospettiva di una donna comune, dibattuta tra l’amore e il senso del dovere.
- ISBN: 8867027603
- Casa Editrice: Tre60
- Pagine: 504
- Data di uscita: 18-04-2023
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I loved this book. It wasn’t set in Cornwall this time but, cantered around the Royal family and in particular the Princesses governess Marion Crawford. I found this book very interesting as well as sad at times. I’ve read all of Fern’s books and love them all so, this one was not a hard read. I’m l Leggi tutto
1932. Dunfermline, Scotland. Marion Crawford, a bright, ambitious young teacher, is ready to make her mark on the world. Until a twist of fate changes the course of her life forever. 1936. Windsor Castle. At first this ordinary woman is in a new world, working as governess to two young princesses Eli Leggi tutto
I always enjoy Fern's writing and was so looking forward to this. She takes the real story of Marion Crawford and fictionalises it. I found it interesting and easy to read, well able to imagine myself inside the Royal Residences. Really can't make up my mind about Crawfie, but it seems that George w Leggi tutto
Read this via Pigeon-hole. Absolutely dreadful book. Dull and flat writing. The characters were very one dimensional, no character developed a personality throughout the read, apart from George.
Thank you to netgally and the publisher for sending me this for review. I absolutely adored this book, we follow the true story of Marion Crawford A.K.A Crawfie who at a young age becomes a governss to Princess Elizabeth and Margaret, we follow Crawfie as she devotes herself to the Royal family makin Leggi tutto
This was a fictionalised account of a true story. Marion Crawford was a governess to the Queen and her sister when they were young. She was persuaded to stay with the family even though she had plans to study child psychology. I had the book she wrote on my unread bookshelf- but I'm now keen to read Leggi tutto
Having read all of Fern Brittons books which I absolutely love, I got so excited to read this one. When I read the blurb I was a little unsure, as it's not my normal genre. We are not in Cornwall this time round but in lovely Windsor with Marion Crawford (Crawfie) hired to assist Princess Lillibet a Leggi tutto
In a departure from perhaps what we known Fern Britton for in terms of writing, she has branched into historical fiction. Historical fiction very much in reality. The Good Servant is in fact Marion Crawford, the governess to the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the 1930s onwards. Names familiar t Leggi tutto
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