The Crown: The official book of the hit Netflix series

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joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. My aunt hooked me into watching The Crown, the Netflix series about Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne and transformation from wife and mother, Lilibet Mountbatten, to monarch Elizabeth Regina. My aunt also lent me this book, The Official Companion to the series, written by the historian behind the show, royal-biographer Robert Lacey. After watching each episode, I would read the corresponding chapter in the companion before tuning in for the next episode. The book breaks down what actually happened and what was dramatic effect, which I appreciated. I was actually surprised by all the events that were true – the scene when, during an argument, Philip storms out to the front of the house with Elizabeth chasing behind him was my favourite. He rounds the corner to find himself staring into the lens of a film camera, which has captured the couple’s argument on film (a big disaster for the royal family who should emulate perfection). It was very well filmed, shooting a frame from the eye of the camera, and Lacey reports that it actually happened! Her younger sister, Margaret, was beautiful, jealous and very rebellious. Falling in love with a married man was quite the scandal. Because she was in line for the throne, she could not marry the love of her life. Her Uncle, older than her father created a mess of it all by marrying Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced socialite. He abdicated the throne, living Elizabeth's stuttering father in charge. This then paved the lineage to Elizabeth to reign. This is an outstanding novel, which could easily rate 5 stars if it were not for the sheer bulk, and a feeling that parts of it are a little too long and rambling. The pace is steady, and it feels very detached and “English”, even though the perceptions of Anglo-Indians and Indians seem authentic. The insight is startling. There are so many shades of sensitivity or oversensitivity to ethnicity, or simple brutishness. One of the show's most powerful themes is that royals do not choose their duty; it is thrust upon them. Princess Elizabeth never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her not only a throne to fill but a global institution to govern. Crowned at twenty-five, already a wife and mother, follow the journey of a woman learning to become a queen while facing her own challenges within her own family. This is the story of how Elizabeth II drew on every ounce of strength and British reserve to deal with crises not only on the continent but at home as well.

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There is a salvation of a kind for a boy like him. He is the leftover, the loose end of our reign, the kind of person we created -I suppose for the best intentions... Following the 2018 reorganization, the imprints that constitute Crown Publishing continued to be tied together into three imprint groups within Random House. The "trade" group includes the imprints Crown, Crown Archetype, Broadway Books, Hogarth, Three Rivers Press, and Tim Duggan Books. An illustrated and prescriptive nonfiction group comprises Clarkson Potter, Harmony Books, Rodale Books, and Ten Speed Press (which includes sub-imprints Lorena Jones Books and Watson-Guptill). A third group collects the business, conservative politics, and Christianity imprints Currency (formerly Doubleday/Crown Business), Crown Forum, Convergent, Image (formerly Doubleday Religion), Multnomah, and WaterBrook. [19] a b Milliot, Jim. "Centrello Details Crown Reorg". PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved August 2, 2022. But it is most difficult to incorporate the union of male and female aspects, or qualities, in that posture. So, I think we should remove Parvati from the center space, and place her in the union posture with Siva below and in front of Siva's placement. It’s very difficult to put into words the depth and feeling in this novel. The scope is far-reaching and the relationships are complex, and I found it extremely absorbing. At times I found the writing a bit heavy-handed, in particular when Scott delved into more detailed military and political history; therefore I can’t quite give this 5 stars. There were several scenes that left me speechless – their intensity being so moving. There is no denying the masterful writing of this author and I intend to read the entire Raj quartet eventually. Recommended to those that enjoy classic and historical fiction, multiple viewpoints, and complex narratives. 4 stars.

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But, also, in Scott's story, she is quite the accomplished singer of traditional Indian songs, bringing to mind the singer of the 19th century, the consort of MacGregor, moved into the house of women, displaced by the wife (required acquisition to be socially acceptable in the colonizer's social confines). In both cases, they are stories of the Siva cycle of destruction and rejuvenation (or creation), so entwined they not only can't be separated, but sometimes can't be told apart. Truly excellent historical novels capture the history of a time and place through human interactions. History is made by human beings going about their business, with all their failings, prejudices and strivings. This novel is one of the better ones I've ever read in helping to understand India under British rule, The Raj. It not only tells us what, but how, and even more importantly, why. This is the first book of a quartet, and I have no doubt that when I finish the fourth one, I can claim it is the "War and Peace" of India.

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Ethel Manners expressed it best in the novel. "Such a marvelous opportunity wasted. I mean for us, by us. Indians feel it too, don't they? I mean, in spite of the proud chests and all the excitement of sitting down as free men at their own desks to work out a constitution. Won't that constitution be a sort of love-letter to the English-the kind an abandoned lover writes when the affair has ended in what passes at the time as civilized and dignified mutual recognition of incompatibility?" After reading this book, I understand that season 1 of The Crown covered the years 1947-1955 in Queen Elizabeth’s life. There were 10 episodes, and each gets a chapter in this book.

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Despite the book’s attractiveness, I’ll admit that when it arrived I kind of thought — hmmmm, yet another book about the Queen? But I really enjoyed this one. Yes, there’s the basic storyline, but the book covers several kind of niche topics that I didn’t know a lot about. For instance, there’s a feature on Cecil Beaton, who photographed Elizabeth and Philip’s wedding. There’s a chapter with a lot about the education of Elizabeth and her sister Margaret. Did you know that their parents weren’t all that interested in them learning a lot of academics? They were more concerned with manners and the like.

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If agape is selfless love, a passion committed to the other, then that is how I felt at the end of The Jewel in the Crown. So it was not surprising that critical acclaim was slow to come. My own reading was in the late 1970s, and by 1984 a television series had been made of the four novels, a series which starred many famous actors and introduced a few who today are household names. For fourteen hours, spread over three months, the nation was gripped by this part of our history; shameful and noble by turn. It was a gamble, but one which was a huge success. It sparked a huge wave of nostalgia for the British Raj, and an interest in romantic writers such as M.M. Kaye. People were fascinated by the dynamics of the relationships, by the idea of a small country ruling such a huge one, encompassing such vast differences and variety. But the constitutional aspect was played down. People did not want politics and law courts. The novelty aspect was uppermost. Glamour and squalor. The “stiff upper lip” British, the majestic rajahs, the English Officers’ clubs and the cool, haughty memsahibs. The traditions of India. This is what came across very well in the dramatisation of “The Raj Quartet”, under the general title of the first novel, The Jewel in the Crown. The story line was gripping too, and once seen, it remains a series which is not easily forgotten. In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. A story this complex that treats time as spatial may be best understood graphically. More than anything, this story reminds me of a thangka, those stylized paintings of the East, especially India, that frequently tell a story. A searing, harrowing, bleak and terrible indictment of British rule in India, this is perhaps the most sophisticated, nuanced and self-aware analysis of colonialism and its inevitably violent destruction that I've read.To me, Queen Elizabeth II has always been an older woman because when I was younger and first learnt about her she still would have been well into her seventies so I never pictured her as a young woman navigating through the rules and regulations of society, royalty and ruling. One of the best parts of the show is watching how she gracefully handles the dramas that arise and I also love seeing that side of her personal life because she was not just a queen but also a mother of two young children and a wife. I must also say that Claire Foy portrays Queen Elizabeth II so wonderfully and her beauty and talent is so spot on to the real woman herself. It’s easy to see her as a one-dimensional person who is simply a queen without a personal touch but after reading this companion and watching the show you learn so much more about her life that is truly factual because of the help of a great British historian on set like Robert Lacey, the author of this book. a b Cyr, Diane (January 1988). "Ten inducted into Publishing Hall of Fame". Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. Nat Wartels, founder, Crown Publishers, inducted for outstanding contributions to book publishing. Wartels' philosophy has been "to perceive what people in the marketplace want, and find the right author, art director and whoever else is needed to shape the book for the audience." With that, Wartels organized the bankrupt Outlet Book Company—which he bought for a few hundred dollars during the Depression—into highly successful Crown Publishing.

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McDowell, Edwin (February 8, 1990). "Nat Wartels, 88, the Chairman Of the Crown Publishing Empire". The New York Times . Retrieved May 27, 2018. Eitan Eats the World by Eitan Bernath: 9780593235362 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com . Retrieved May 19, 2022. Dunlap, David W. (December 2, 1990). "Commercial Property: Book Publishers; Random House Elects to Stay in Its Midtown Tower". The New York Times . Retrieved January 6, 2019. In 1942, the end of Empire was imminent, becoming a reality; the only justifiable reason for the British remaining in India was to defeat the Japanese threat of invasion. But, the Indians had lost faith in imperial justifications, their riotous emotions stirred up by Gandhi's seditious slogan: "Quit India". He suggested that the British should leave India "to God or to anarchy."The next thing I would like to complain about is the length of many of the sentences. Paul Scott was evidently a major fan of the late Henry James and he likes to run amok with those clauses - there's a kind of effete machismo about the long sentence. It can be fun but it can so very easily be too much of a good thing. Dig the following (he is talking, as he always is in this book, about race relations) [note, the maidan is a public space in the town] : The Jewel in the Crown is set in 1942. This is after the great hey day of the British Empire in the 1920s when over a 1/5th of the world population rose in the morning under the British flag. The empire is crumbling and yet still the British government continued to dispatch earnest young men around the globe to shore up their interests in far flung kingdoms. It was an amazing feat using thousands to control millions. With the war pulling apart the world and Britain short on resources this the perfect point in history for India to press for independence. By 1947 Pakistan has been partitioned off and India has gained their independence. The book does an excellent job of portraying Winston Churchill and the relationship he had with Queen Elizabeth II, including the fact that, of necessity, she relied on him tremendously. What the book does best is perfectly describe how the Indians and British viewed each other, the feelings that prevailed in the 30s and 40s when Partition occurred. You actually get very little history, but you do get the atmosphere of the times. Scott creates a vivid and believable picture of the society, culture and politics that led to this moment in time, but he never forgets to put people at the heart of it. While some sections are focused very much on the political situation and, as a result, might be rather dry for readers who are less interested in that aspect, these are broken up by the often intensely intimate stories of the characters, many of whom become unforgettable. Since I’m fascinated by the British Empire, and India especially, I found the political stuff just as engrossing as the personal. Superbly written, intelligent at the political level and deeply moving at the personal – a wonderful novel.