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The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
by Mark Logue, Peter Conradi

Published: 2010-11-26
Paperback : 242 pages
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The "quack" who saved a king... Featuring a star-studded cast of Academy Award winners and nominees, The King's Speech won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award and is generating plenty of Oscar buzz.

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The "quack" who saved a king... Featuring a star-studded cast of Academy Award winners and nominees, The King's Speech won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award and is generating plenty of Oscar buzz.

This official film tie-in is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue--grandson of Lionel Logue, one of the movie's central characters.

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?

The King's Speech tells an inspiring tale of triumph over adversity and the unlikely friendship between a reluctant king and the charismatic subject who saved the throne.

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Book vs. Movie
by Tbaker123 (see profile) 06/24/11
Some of our members had watched the movie AND read the book. It was interesting discussing the variations between the two.

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  "The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy"by Tina M. (see profile) 06/25/11

Very different from the movie. Biography about speech therapist, Lionel Logue. Not much emphasis or insight into royal family life.

 
  "Interesting Story"by Tami B. (see profile) 06/24/11

Gernally, it was a good story. As I understand from others, the movie was better than the book...which is unusual as most people prefer the book to the movie. The book lacked "drama," but the story was... (read more)

 
  "The King's Speech"by Jennifer L. (see profile) 06/24/11

I wouldn't say that I didn't like the book; however I found it a bit difficult to "get into". The book read more like a documentary than a story, but it was very interesting. I would have liked to know... (read more)

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