{"product_id":"matriarch-queen-mary-and-the-house-of-windsor-paperback","title":"Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her pivotal role in the abdication of her eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, is just one of the events that provide the backdrop for both thrilling biography and for narrating the splendors and tragedies of the entire house of Windsor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e, a fastidious researcher and accomplished writer, is the author of several bestselling biographies of notable figures, including film stars Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, and Katharine Hepburn, as well as Margaret Mitchell. Edwards's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eLeaving Home: A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer's Years Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2012. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764238549280,"sku":"9781442236554","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/134a3a0970508fd855a4b7124f04cbda.webp?v=1780246459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/matriarch-queen-mary-and-the-house-of-windsor-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}