The Queen's Secret

If I was not obligated to review this ARC, I would not have read this book beyond the first few chapters. I actually threw it on the floor at one point. I loved and admired “The Queen Mother” and do not believe she has been portrayed correctly. In this novel, she suffers from a severe lack of self-worth and every compliment she receives is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The fact that her husband rules during WWII is ancillary to her story which can't be shared here. However, in every chapter the “great secret” of the title was mentioned and the guilt that the Queen bore all during her married life that were her husband to find out; or, if she had the courage to tell him, would he still love her.