The governess
Holden, Wendy, 1965-2021
Book
In 1933, a progressive young teacher became governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Determined to give her pupils a fun and normal childhood, she took them on buses, swimming at public baths and Christmas shopping at Woolworths. For seventeen years she served at the heart of the royal family. But her devotion and loyalty count for nothing when a perceived betrayal brings everything crashing down...
Main title:
The governess / Wendy Holden.
Author:
Holden, Wendy, 1965-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Welbeck, 2021.©2020
Collation:
424 pages : genealogical table ; 20 cm
Notes:
First published by Welbeck Fiction Limited in 2020.
ISBN:
9781787396609 (pbk)9781787396609 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Crawford, Marion, 1909-1988 -- FictionMargaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002 -- Childhood and youth -- FictionElizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 -- Childhood and youth -- FictionRoyal governesses -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- FictionGreat Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- FictionBiographical fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
784826
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Fiction | HOLD | Available |