Whatever Next! (A Bear Family Book, 2)

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Lady Glenconner has suffered more than her fair share of tragedy – her eldest son died of heroin addiction, the second of Aids, and the third was involved in a terrible motorbike crash that left him with serious head injuries. Now in her early 90’s she is very much enjoying her new life as an author, and touring to promote her books!

The eldest daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, she grew up at Holkham Hall in Norfolk and was a childhood friend of the late Queen and Princess Margaret and a maid of honour at the Queen’s coronation. The Queen always understood that the deference paid to her was because of her position and what she represented, not because of who she was as a person. Find a big cardboard box or plastic storage containerfor therocket and gather ‘space boots’ and a helmet, a favourite toy and supplies for the journey. Then, quite recently, I found I was getting indigestion if I ate too much in the evening, so I decided to give up supper.

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I might find it harder to get in and out of clothes, especially a tight jersey, but I jolly well do it even if it’s not as easy as it used to be. I didn't read her best-selling memoir Lady in Waiting, but enjoyed in this book her obvious pleasure in the success of that book, and the opportunities that opened up for her whilst promoting it. When they went to Mustique, the Princess didn’t take her maid, so Lady Glenconner had to look after her clothes and do her packing. I felt bad for Princess Margaret when Anne wrote of how the press had to set up a "bad sister" to play against the Queen as "good sister.She was much more open in this book about her husband and their relationship that she was in Lady in Waiting. My books have been published in America and in a dozen languages now, so sometimes they just say ‘Lady Glenconner, England. Did the cooks at Holkham really gather up the shed velvet from deers’ antlers, fry it and serve it on toast? Whatever Now” is a candid look at a very interesting life full of moments of both extraordinary privilege and of tragedy. When asked for the secret of a healthy old age, she advises people to sit up straight, to lift their feet when walking and not shuffle, and to make lunch their last meal of the day.

She was a bit more open about her husband’s brutality and she did bring up the issue of his confusing (not confusing at all in my personal opinion) sexuality. It was interesting, and I appreciate her mentioning of matters and consideration, as I think it’s still important today. As you admit in your book, life might have been better for you and your children if you’d talked more.Why not use inspire some problem-solving in your classroom by using this fun listto decide which 10 things you will take into space? He beat her within an inch of her life and left her for dead, and yet she comes up with sentences like this: "I do feel glad that Colin and I managed to maintain a real friendship during our marriage. I did have to admire the way she "stuck it out" in her marriage, although I think this was more due to the expectations of society and the class she was born into than any religious beliefs. What I didn’t care for: this follow-up didn’t read as well as her first novel which I thoroughly enjoyed.

To sum up, it is an audiobook turned into a book, more like a storyteller being recorded in writing, and it was such an uplifting most of it.

You may remember that Anne was a maid of honor at Queen Elizabeth's coronation, and then served as a lady in waiting to Princess Margaret for several decades. Speaking on her reason for publishing the book, she said: "I was so fed up with people writing such horrible things about Princess Margaret. But this is so much more than "another book cashing in on the first" but instead is a good book in its own right, with much to say. Once when I didn’t open a door quickly enough for Colin, and he blew up and she saw me start to cry, she just said, ‘Stop that at once, Anne. I absolutely loved Lady in Waiting so when I heard that Lady G had this 2nd book I bought it immediately.