The secret audiobook by harper lauren
So, despite the oversaturation of world war II novels, which I’ve been avoiding for a long while now, I decided to give this book a try.Īlthough the book got off to a bit of a rocky start for me, the more I read, the more invested I became in the story. I’m also not really a ‘royal watcher’, despite my recent interest in the history of the monarchy. I also enjoy ‘The Crown’ on Netflix, but once again, the Queen Mother’s personal life is not the primary focus of that series, either. I loved ‘The King’s Speech’, but Elizabeth’s personal life is not the focus of that story. This book piqued my curiosity because it was about the Queen Mother, a member of the royal family I don’t know much about. Interesting piece of historical fiction, examining various rumors and theories about the private life of Elizabeth, The Queen Mother…. Please visit her website at The Queen’s Secret: A Novel of England’s World War II Queen by Karen Harper is a 2020 William Morrow Paperbacks publication. Her most recent books include THE SOUTH SHORES TRILOGY (CHASING SHADOWS, DROWNING TIDES and FALLING DARKNESS.) Her latest historical is THE ROYAL NANNY. Karen has given numerous talks to readers and writers across the county. Karen's books have been published in many foreign languages and she won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for 2005.
Besides her American settings, Karen loves the British Isles, where her Scottish and English roots run deep, and where she has set many of her historical Tudor-era mysteries and her historical novels about real and dynamic British women. A lifelong Ohioan, Karen and her husband Don divide their time between the midwest and the southeast, both locations she has used in her books. In this riveting novel of royal secrets and intrigue, Karen Harper lifts the veil on one of the world’s most fascinating families, and how its “secret weapon” of a matriarch maneuvered her way through one of the most dangerous chapters of the century.Ī New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college English instructor (The Ohio State University) and high school literature and writing teacher. Vowing to do whatever it takes to make her husband’s reign a success, Elizabeth endears herself to the British people, and prevents the former king and his brazen bride from ever again setting foot in Buckingham Palace.Įlizabeth holds many powerful cards, she’s also hiding damaging secrets about her past and her provenance that could prove to be her undoing. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated, determined to marry his divorced, American mistress Mrs. But it’s no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the “Most Dangerous Woman in Europe.” For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth-“the queen mother”-shows a warm, smiling face to the world.
If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper’s novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.ġ939. A Paperback Original-Also Available as a Hardcover Library Edition