Meticulously researched, it's obvious the author cares a great deal about the subject matter and wrote it out here in an easy to follow, interesting format. I thought I understood quite a bit about Victorian mental health care but this book quickly disabused me of that notion, I was surprised by a lot of the information I gathered from this book.
NetGalley, Angela Killion
Meticulously researched, it's obvious the author cares a great deal about the subject matter and wrote it out here in an easy to follow, interesting format. I thought I understood quite a bit about Victorian mental health care but this book quickly disabused me of that notion, I was surprised by a lot of the information I gathered from this book.
NetGalley, Angela Killion
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I have been fascinated with the story of the Titanic and her passengers and workers over the years and read most of the books written on the subject however I will admit I have never sat down and thought about the effect it must have had on the people left behind in Southampton and so this book has been a revelation. The sad stories of these poor families left behind and the treatment they received from the White Star Line over the years. It’s so sad to see that even the women and children who managed to get help they were constantly monitored to ensure they lived a life befitting of the relief funds. This really is a very interesting and well researched read.
NetGalley, Lindsay Adams-Riley
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I have been fascinated with the story of the Titanic and her passengers and workers over the years and read most of the books written on the subject however I will admit I have never sat down and thought about the effect it must have had on the people left behind in Southampton and so this book has been a revelation. The sad stories of these poor families left behind and the treatment they received from the White Star Line over the years. It’s so sad to see that even the women and children who managed to get help they were constantly monitored to ensure they lived a life befitting of the relief funds. This really is a very interesting and well researched read.
NetGalley, Lindsay Adams-Riley
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Princess Charlotte was the daughter of Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick and was the heiress presumptive to the throne. I'd always known Victoria wasn't born as heir to the throne but I knew little about Princess Charlotte and how her life and death impacted the Royal family and provided Victoria with the throne. After reading this I hold a deep sympathy for Princess Charlotte, her parents forever at war with each other made her a pawn in their fight. Her father hated her mother and it appears Charlotte paid for it. The Prince Regent found Charlotte's behaviour to be unacceptable and blamed her mother whilst her mother encouraged her to rebel and gain public opinion for them both against the Prince Regent. This thoroughly researched insight in to Charlotte's life shows how she faced one crisis after another, was kept practically a prisoner by her father and suffered ill health. Princess Charlotte finally got a bout of happiness when she married Prince.. Read more
NetGalley, Amy McElroy
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Princess Charlotte was the daughter of Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick and was the heiress presumptive to the throne. I'd always known Victoria wasn't born as heir to the throne but I knew little about Princess Charlotte and how her life and death impacted the Royal family and provided Victoria with the throne. After reading this I hold a deep sympathy for Princess Charlotte, her parents forever at war with each other made her a pawn in their fight. Her father hated her mother and it appears Charlotte paid for it. The Prince Regent found Charlotte's behaviour to be unacceptable and blamed her mother whilst her mother encouraged her to rebel and gain public opinion for them both against the Prince Regent. This thoroughly researched insight in to Charlotte's life shows how she faced one crisis after another, was kept practically a prisoner by her father and suffered ill health. Princess Charlotte finally got a bout of happiness when she married Prince.. Read more
NetGalley, Amy McElroy
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This illustrated biography draws on his unpublished correspondence and on his work as both a journalist and novelist.
Bookseller 4/10/19
This illustrated biography draws on his unpublished correspondence and on his work as both a journalist and novelist.
Bookseller 4/10/19
