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The true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, The King's Speech is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue -- grandson of Lionel Logue, whose recently discovered diaries and correspondence contain fascinating details about these events. It's the eve of World War II, and King Edward VIII has abdicated the throne of England to marry the woman he loves. Never has the nation needed a leader more. But the new monarch, George VI -- father of today's Queen Elizabeth II -- is painfully shy and cursed with a terrible stammer. How can he inspire confidence in his countrymen when he cannot even speak to them? Help arrives in speech therapist Logue, who not only is a commoner, but Australian to boot. Will he be able to give King George his voice? This stirring book tells an inspiring tale of one man’s rise from obscurity in 19th-century Adelaide to fame in Britain between the wars, and of the unlikely friendship between a reluctant king and the charismatic subject who helped save the British throne. - Publisher.
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Kings and rulers, Friends and associates, Speech disorders, Speech therapy, Patients, Speech therapists, Biography, History, Royalty, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Friendship, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2011-02-06, New York Times bestseller, George vi, king of great britain, 1895-1952, Elizabeth, queen, consort of george vi, 1900-2002, Great britain, history, 20th centuryShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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The King's speech: how one man saved the British monarchy
2011, Windsor
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King's Speech: Wie ein Mann Die Britische Monarchie Rettete
2011, Muenchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH
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The King's Speech
Nov 25, 2010, Quercus Publishing Plc, Brand: Quercus Publishing Plc
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The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
2010, Sterling
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