Lady Glenconner is now 88. She was born Lady Anne Coke in 1932, the eldest daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, and growing up in their ancestral estate at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. A Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, she married Lord Glenconner in 1956. They had 5 children together of whom 3 survive. In 1958 she and her husband began to transform the island of Mustique into a paradise for the rich and famous. They granted a plot of land to Princess Margaret who built her favourite home there. She was appointed Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret in 1971 and kept this role - accompanying her on many state occasions and foreign tours - until her death in 2002. Lord Glenconner died in 2010, leaving everything in his will to his former employee. She now lives in a farmhouse near Kings Lynn in Norfolk.
Dazzling . . . full of glamour, intrigue and
gossip * Telegraph Magazine *
Packed with glamorous detail, the novel gives a sense of
behind-the-scenes familiarity with the playground of the rich and
famous . . . along with fascinating hints of the more
troubled side of paradise * Daily Mail *
Anne Glenconner's memoir Lady In Waiting, which recalled her
long friendship with Princess Margaret, was a runaway bestseller
last year. This polished thriller evokes the same gilded
world . . . A well-plotted thriller that unfolds at a
clip . . . it's sure to find readers among fans of Lady In
Waiting * Daily Express *
What makes this vicarious Caribbean holiday worth taking is the
pleasure of our hostess's company - the book is suffused not
just with mere charm, but with the author's genuine, and
genuinely attractive, personality * Sunday Telegraph *
Like slipping into a bath after a long, cold day * i paper,
Best books for Christmas 2020 *
captures the outrageous lifestyle of its wealthy and privileged
denizens . . . huge fun from start to finish * Irish
Independent *
A tropical whodunnit and a race against time * Woman
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