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Title: This Royal Watcher Doesn't Love It. . .
Review: I first read this book when it came out in 1984 and enjoyed it; I was in my thirties. Now, in my fifties and with a lot more biographies under my belt, I ordered another copy. What a disappointment! It's what nostalgia can do to one's memory. This is what I call a 'light' biography. By that I mean there is much, much interpretation on the part of the author--what the subject was thinking at particular times, what she said or was told. Of course, there is no way for Ms. Edwards to know that. She is adding her own spin--by today's lingo--to history. By the time I was to the end of this book I had been force-fed Mary's "majesty" and "majestic bearing" so much I was anticipating a royal beheading!For those who don't read many biographies, or who remain more interested in the interpreted interplay of personalities, this book might satisfy. For those interested in more accuracy and less artistic interpolation, there are better, particularly Pope's.
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