02296cam a2200385 4500 599076712 TxAuBib 20200804120000.0 191118s2020||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780062979056 large print; softcover 0062979051 large print; softcover (OCoLC)1129218215 TOH eng TOH OCLCQ OPW TXW OCLCO OCLCF TXHLC VTLAN TxAuBib Harper, Karen, (Karen S.) The queen's secret [large print] : a novel of England's World War II queen / Karen Harper. First Harper large print edition. New York, NY : Harper Large Print, [2020] ix, 435 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. NEW AUGUST 2020. "1939. 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. 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. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated, determined to marry his divorced, American mistress Mrs. Simpson. 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. Elizabeth holds many powerful cards, she's also hiding damaging secrets about her past and her provenance that could prove to be her undoing" -- 20200804. Elizabeth Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain 1900-2002 Fiction. Elizabeth Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain 1900-2002. 1939-1945. Monarchy Great Britain Fiction. Monarchy. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. Large type books. Kings and rulers. Fiction. Great Britain Kings and rulers Fiction. Great Britain. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction.