Andrew Lownie was educated at Asheville School, North Carolina. The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the 20th century.ĭickie Mountbatten: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India.Įdwina Mountbatten: Once the richest woman in Britain - and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs - she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker who was loved throughout the world.įrom British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership. DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philips marriage to Queen. Stalins Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring. Andrew Lownie is an unflagging sleuth when it comes to tracking down witnesses to his subjects’ lives, and even witnesses of the witnesses.
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