{"product_id":"queen-of-our-times-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorative-edition-1926-2022-9781639363674","title":"Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorative Edition, 1926-2022","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by a renowned royal biographer in an updated Commemorative Edition following Her Majesty's passing, 1926-2022.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAs seen on Good Morning America, CNN, CBS, the BBC, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShy but with a steely self-confidence; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; unflappable; devout; indulgent; outwardly reserved, inwardly passionate; unsentimental; inquisitive; young at heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven with her recent passing at age ninety-six, she remains a twenty-first-century global phenomenon commanding unrivaled respect and affection. Sealed off during the greatest peacetime emergency of modern times, she has stuck to her own maxim: \"I have to be seen to be believed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Hardman, one of Britain's most acclaimed royal biographers, now wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed greats in a thousand years of monarchy. Hardman distills Elizabeth's complex life into a must-read study of dynastic survival and renewal. It is a portrait of a world leader who remains as intriguing today as the day she came to the throne at age twenty-five. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith peerless access to members of the Royal Family, staff, friends, and royal records, \u003ci\u003eQueen of Our Times \u003c\/i\u003ebrings fresh insights and scholarship to the modern royal story. There will be no more thorough, more readable, more original book on Elizabeth II as we celebrate a life and reign that, surely, will never be equaled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hardman\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading author, commentator, and film-maker on royal life in Britain. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajesty \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eQueen of the World, \u003c\/i\u003eboth available from Pegasus Books. He writes for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620921151762,"sku":"9781639363674","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c92d0340-3ad9-4fb9-9d44-75cd0d4c5d62.jpg?v=1732575315","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queen-of-our-times-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorative-edition-1926-2022-9781639363674","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}