Such an amazing listen

What a beautifully written book- absolutely captivating (especially as it’s read by the author). Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!

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Lady in Waiting

So unexpected and so interesting, kept me absolutely intrigued,wonderfully written and narrated. I would highly recommend

Enjoyed it!

I sincerely enjoyed this book, read with such emotion, Lady Glenconner is a survivor who had been through so much tragedy in the midst of privilege, and the fact that she read it herself! I could feel the emotion in her voice during the most tragic parts of the book. Wish you well Ma’am! Highly recommend this book.

Cheers.
Chinenye from Nigeria

Will leave you confused about how to feel.

There’s no doubt that Anne Glenconner has lived an extraordinary life. Her account of recent historical events is amazing to hear from an eye witness. Her terrible personal tragedies show that money and privilege doesn’t make you immune to suffering.

However, there’s a lot about this account that is hard to hear. She spent over 50 years married to an extremely abusive man and she doesn’t seem to see that that’s what he was. It’s disturbing in the extreme to listen to someone talk so matter of factly - and lovingly - about someone whose public temper tantrums would’ve landed him in jail at times if he hadn’t been so rich. Speaking of being rich, she simply has no understanding of what poverty means and even refers to her family, with their stately homes, servants and overseas travel during her childhood, as “too poor” to afford certain things. It’s quite insulting to the men and women of her generation who experienced genuine poverty and suffering, particularly during and after WWII.

The casual description of animal abuse is also hard to stomach. I was expecting the revolting details of a family of aristocrats who went hunting and thought murdering living beings for a laugh was perfectly acceptable. A husband who went to cock fights and rodeos and bought an elephant, which he had shipped half way around the world to use for rides, was shocking. This kind of animal abuse has been illegal in the UK for decades and he could only do it because he was so wealthy that he purchased an entire Caribbean island, where he could harm animals, safely out of the reach of the UK authorities.

An incredible insight

This book was so much more than I imagined. I always love when they’re narrated by the original others and Lady Anne Glenconner did not disappoint. Her incredible life story is so well pieced together in this book giving a great insight into her first hand dealings of the who’s who of society in the last 70 years. Her own, personal life story is also extremely interesting, moving and honestly written. A great listen overall!

Brilliant

Wonderful insight Into the Royal Family - and how nobility lived their lives. Thoroughly enjoyed the narration!

An interesting look at en era gone by

An interesting account of an extraordinary life.

It adds to the pleasure that Lady Glenconner read the audiobook herself.

I highly recommend it.

Excellent

If you are interested in the Royal family and enjoy hearing about how the families of British
aristocracy live this book is for you. Highly entertaining, funny and sometimes sad.

Fantastic book enjoyed every minute

I really enjoyed this book. I am recovering from a traumatic brain injury and have found listening to Lady Glenconner reading this story of her life genuinely absorbing. The author has overcome great adversity and sadness and yet managed to carry on and not let the many dreadful things that have happened bring her down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and have already done so.

A life worth knowing

A Fascinating story with contrasts that can only have been known by a few. At times shocking and also amusing. The overriding feeling of coping with what life throws at you is a beacon.
Fabulous.