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Whatever Next? de Anne Glenconner

Whatever Next?

Autor Anne Glenconner
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 feb 2023

Apreciem modul în care Whatever Next? se deschide nu doar ca o cronică socială, ci ca un veritabil manual de supraviețuire emoțională și socială. Anne Glenconner propune exerciții de diplomație cotidiană și lecții de etichetă extrase direct din deceniile petrecute în serviciul Prințesei Margaret, transformând anecdotele de la curte în studii de caz despre reziliență. De la gestionarea logisticii complexe a unor proprietăți magnifice până la arta de a păstra pacea într-o căsnicie extrem de volatilă, volumul funcționează ca o completare practică a memoriilor anterioare.

Suntem de părere că această a doua parte a confesiunilor sale reușește să aprofundeze temele delicate atinse în Lady in Waiting. Dacă primul volum a stabilit contextul unei vieți trăite între splendoarea de la Holkham Hall și sălbăticia insulei Mustique, Whatever Next? extinde cadrul propus de Lady in Waiting cu date noi din perioada maturității târzii, oferind o onestitate brutală despre pierderea copiilor și datoria față de coroană. În contextul operei sale, cartea se situează la intersecția dintre înțelepciunea practică din Manners and Mischief și atmosfera evocatoare din romanele sale de mister, precum Murder On Mustique, demonstrând că realitatea trăită de autoare a fost adesea mai stranie decât ficțiunea.

Stilul este marcat de un umor britanic sec, evitând auto-comătimirea în ciuda tragediilor personale descrise. Structura narativă este una fluidă, unde lecțiile despre când să ceri ajutor sau când să alegi diplomația în detrimentul conflictului sunt integrate natural în fluxul amintirilor. Este o lectură care transformă istoria socială a secolului XX într-o experiență personală și accesibilă.

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ISBN-13: 9780306828706
ISBN-10: 0306828707
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 155 x 231 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing

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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor pasionați de istoria socială și culisele monarhiei britanice. Dincolo de detaliile inedite despre familia regală, veți descoperi povestea unei femei care, la 90 de ani, oferă o lecție despre cum să rămâi deschis în fața aventurii. Este un volum despre demnitate și umor în fața adversității, ideal pentru cei care au apreciat sinceritatea din memoriile lui Sarah Ferguson.

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"Lady in Waiting brought us royal magic, beguiling insight, and jaw-dropping stories from life inside Anne Glenconner's privileged circle, which though golden didn't always glitter. As she revealed in her memoir, it has been one of stark contrasts--from growing up in the splendor of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from traveling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner. She has also survived the tragic loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma. Now in her ninth decade and at her happiest, she's keen to share everything her unexpected life has taught her--the wise, the hilarious, the poignant, and the illuminating. As a wife, she became a master in the art of keeping the peace, knowing when to pick her battles, when she needed help--and when to take a lover. As a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in throwing marvelous parties and looking after magnificent homes, and, as a lady in waiting, became well versed in diplomacy and etiquette. It was as a mother she learnt the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, and laughter to get her through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrate the best of them. Whatever Next? is a treasury of hard-won wisdom, and richly entertaining proof that staying open to every new adventure sets an inspiring example for us all"--

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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller

'This second volume of memoirs is as fascinating as the first....full of wit, joy, vivid vignettes and useful insights...she has another bestseller on her hands' India Knight, Sunday Times

'It's great to have another memoir from Lady Glenconner . . . as open-minded and entertaining as she clearly is' Lynn Barber, Sunday Telegraph

'A jolly anecdote for every day of the year and excellent advice' Hilary Rose, The Times

'As glorious and highly readable as its predecessor - as well as being packed full of new stories' ipaper

'Full of eye-popping detail' Sophia Money-Coutts, Daily Telegraph

'Charm itself' Spectator

'Anne Glenconner returns to charts her fascinating life and the hard-won lessons learnt in diplomacy, marriage and motherhood' Tatler.com

Bracing honesty, rare insight and hilarious revelations from internationally bestselling author of LADY IN WAITING as she shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life.

Anne Glenconner's glittering life hasn't always been golden. As she revealed in her astonishing bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting, it has been one of stark contrasts - from growing up in the splendour of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from travelling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner. Tragically, she has also survived the loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma.

Now in her ninetieth year, and at her happiest, Anne brings her bracing honesty, characteristic wit and courage to reflect on and reveal more about her long and unexpected life, her extremely volatile marriage, and what it's taught her.

As a wife, she became a master in the art of keeping the peace, knowing when to pick her battles, when she needed help - and when to take a lover. As a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in throwing marvellous parties and looking after magnificent homes, and, as a lady in waiting, became well versed in diplomacy and etiquette. It was as a mother she learnt the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, and laughter to get her through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrate the best of them.
Anne Glenconner's Whatever Next? is the richly entertaining proof that staying open to every new adventure and being ready for whatever happens sets an inspiring example for us all.