{"product_id":"9781250201423","title":"Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eQueen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lucy Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life. In \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life,  \u003c\/i\u003eLucy Worsley introduces her as a woman leading a truly extraordinary life in a unique time period. Queen Victoria simultaneously managed to define a socially conservative vision of Victorian womanhood, while also defying its conventions. Beneath her exterior image of traditional daughter, wife, and widow, she was a strong-willed and masterful politician. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from the vast collection of Victoria’s correspondence and the rich documentation of her life, Worsley recreates twenty-four of the most important days in Victoria's life. Each day gives a glimpse into the identity of this powerful, difficult queen and the contradictions that defined her. \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate introduction to one of Britain’s most iconic rulers as a wife and widow, mother and matriarch, and above all, a woman of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Worsley gives us Victoria in all her infinite variety—queen and mother, matriarch and minx. I loved it.\" —Daisy Goodwin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Heiress, The Fortune Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVictoria: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.\" — Jane Ridley, author of \u003ci\u003eBertie: A Life of Edward VII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The glory of this book is in the details, and the specific moments, that Worsley chooses to single out for mention, and in her cheerful voice as she leads us by the hand to the next window of Victoria's life calendar.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe London Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"an insightful, sympathetic, and vividly written examination of the 'good woman' who ruled England for 64 years....Worsley’s command of the material and elegant writing style make this a must-read for anyone interested in the British monarchy.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250201423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40690222629070,"sku":"9781250201423","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250201423","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}