{"product_id":"2940170409778","title":"The Quest for Queen Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly acclaimed unexpurgated notes taken by James Pope-Hennessy for his official biography of Queen Mary, the present Queen's grandmother. Published in full for the first time and edited by much-admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Queen Mary\u003c\/i\u003e is set to be a classic of royal publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098415022320,"sku":"2940170409778","price":29.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170409778_p0.jpg?v=1763709220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170409778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}