Princess Margaret
A Life Unravelled
$33.78
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
The almost universal conception is that the life of Princess Margaret (1930-2002) was a tragic failure, a history of unfulfilment.
Tim Heald’s vivid and elegant biography portrays a woman who was beautiful and sexually alluring - even more so than Princess Diana, years later - and whose reputation for naughtiness co-existed with the glamour. The mythology is that Margaret’s life was ‘ruined’ by her not being allowed to marry the one true love of her life - Group Captain Peter Townsend…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753823774 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753823772 |
| Author: | Tim Heald |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 136mm x 26mm |
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This sympathetic but unsentimental biography explores the paradoxical nature of a fascinating, infuriating woman
This sympathetic but unsentimental biography explores the paradoxical nature of a fascinating, infuriating woman - MAIL ON SUNDAY - Simon Shaw
A fascinating insight into the life of the party girl who became an icon in postwar Britain - DAILY EXPRESSA sympathetic tribute and an exploration into a tormented soul - GOOD BOOK GUIDEAbout The Author
Tim Heald
Tim Heald is a biographer, crimewriter and journalist. He was chosen by Prince Philip to be his biographer on his 70th birthday. He has been a contributor to many television obituaries of royal figures, including Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother.
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